Imaging Procedure Volume Grows While Price Caps Cut Medicare’s Bill – GAO
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medicare spending on physician imaging services fell 12.7% to $12.1 billion in 2007 due to caps on related fees, despite an overall increase in imaging procedure volume, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office
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