DRA pain lingers, but other changesshow progress for radiology practice

November 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. DRA pain lingers, but other changesshow progress for radiology practice BY JOHN C. HAYES, EDITOR Advanced imaging procedures covered by Medicare took a beating in 2007 under a congressionally mandated deficit reduction law, falling $1.7 billion, a drop of 12.7%, to $12.1 billion, according to a report from the federal General Accountability Office. The report was striking because it was the first to detail impact on imaging of the much-despised Deficit Reduction Act, enacted by a lame-duck Congress in 2005 with provisions aimed at avoiding drastic cuts to physician fees. Alas, issues regarding physician fees are still with us. Alas again, the DRA remains the law of the land.

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