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Medicare Part D - Medical Imaging Companies Lobby Lawmakers To Reverse Medicare Physician Payment


Medical Imaging Companies Lobby Lawmakers To Reverse Medicare Physician Payment Cuts For Imaging Services (Medical News Today)
Companies in the medical imaging equipment industry are lobbying Congress to overturn Medicare cuts that took effect in January, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. The cuts reduced Medicare reimbursements to doctors for performing X-rays, MRIs and other tests. For example, reimbursements to doctors for MRI scans have decreased an average of 38% nationwide. The cuts are expected to save $2. [click ...

General Satisfaction With Plan Benefits Found Among Patients Navigating Medicare Part D, According to Study By GfK ... (RedNova)
Patients participating in Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage are, in general, satisfied with their current plan benefits.

Medicare Fraud Strike Force Convicts Owner of Miami Durable Medical Equipment Company Of Defrauding Medicare (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The owner of a Miami health care company has been convicted on charges of defrauding the Medicare program of millions of dollars, the Department of Justice announced today.

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