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Paying accurately for imaging services in medicare.

Ariel Winter¹, Nancy Ray

¹Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) in Washington, DC, USA. AWinter@medpac.gov

Health Affairs (Project Hope)

|November 11, 2008

Summary

Medicare imaging payments may be inaccurate due to flawed cost assumptions and geographic adjustments. This study examines how to improve the accuracy of payments for these rapidly growing services.

Area of Science:

Health Economics
Medical Imaging Policy
Healthcare Payment Systems

Background:

Medicare imaging services have seen rapid growth.
Recent changes have occurred in Medicare's payment structures for imaging.
Concerns exist regarding the accuracy of current payment methodologies.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the rapid expansion of Medicare imaging services.
To evaluate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) payment methodologies for imaging.
To identify potential overvaluation and inaccuracies in current imaging payment calculations.

Main Methods:

Review of Medicare payment policies for imaging services.
Analysis of CMS assumptions for calculating imaging equipment costs.

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Examination of geographic adjustment methods for input prices.

Main Results:

Certain imaging services may be overvalued due to inaccurate cost assumptions by CMS.
The use of newer practice-cost data is inconsistent across specialties.
CMS's geographic adjustment method may lead to overpayment in high-cost areas and underpayment in low-cost areas.

Conclusions:

Current Medicare payment methods for imaging services may not accurately reflect costs.
Inaccurate assumptions and geographic adjustments contribute to payment disparities.
Further research is needed to improve the accuracy and fairness of imaging payments.