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- April 15, 2021 —
Medicare Sequester Moratorium Is Officially Extended
Yesterday, President Biden signed legislation extending the moratorium on Medicare sequestration. This occurred after the House passed the Medicare Sequester Relief Act late Tuesday, which extended mandated 2% Medicare cuts to healthcare providers until the end of the year. - April 12, 2021 —
Reps. Peters and Rush Urge CMS for an OPPS Regulatory Fix
Last week, Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA 52nd District) and Bobby Rush (D-IL 1st District) sent a letter to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Acting Administrator Elizabeth Ritcher. The letter addressed their concerns regarding the current reimbursement methodology associated with diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). - March 23, 2021 —
SNMMI & Partners Advocate for Additional Federal Funding for Scientific Research
Today, SNMMI and partner organizations sent a letter commending Reps. DeGette and Upton on the introduction of the the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act. - March 22, 2021 —
SNMMI & Partners Advocate for Extension of Medicare Sequester Moratorium
Last week, SNMMI and its partners strongly urged Congress to pass H.R. 1868 to extend Medicare sequester moratorium through the end of 2021. - March 11, 2021 —
MAC Update on Retirement of NCD for FDG PET Infection & Inflammation
Subsequent to the retirement by CMS of the NCD for the non-coverage of FDG PET for infection and inflammation, in the absence of a MAC Local Coverage Determination, National Coverage Determination, or CMS Manual Instruction, reasonable and necessary guidelines apply. - March 4, 2021 —
NCCI Implements Some of SNMMI's Proposed Changes to PTP Edits
On March 1, 2021, CMS' National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) implemented several Procedure to Procedure (PTP) edits proposed by SNMMI for several of the new and revised CPT codes. These edits are retroactively effective January 1, 2020. - March 3, 2021 —
SNMMI & Coalition Partners Gather to Discuss the Importance of Providing Access to Advanced Nuclear Imaging Procedures
SNMMI, with MITA and CORAR, hosted a virtual briefing with physicians, patients, and industry representatives. Discussions centered on the need to provide patient access to innovative nuclear diagnostics and the growing role of PET, SPECT, and nuclear medicine in detecting life-threatening diseases. - March 1, 2021 —
CMS Retires National Non-Coverage Policy for FDG PET Infection and Inflammation
Since 2008, CMS has not covered PET for imaging of infection and inflammation. Now that has changed.
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