Health Policy and Government Relations

Imaging Cuts


SVS Working With The Access To Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC)
With the DRA cuts to vascular imaging effective January 1, 2007, SVS is working with the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) to collect information about how the imaging payment reductions under the DRA-'05 are affecting providers and patients and validate the responses from our survey last fall.
Final Rule On Deficit Reduction Act Released November 1, 2006
SVS submitted comments on October 10, 2006 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule on the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005.
Impact Of Deficit Reduction Act Of 2005 On Imaging Cuts
Imaging cuts are currently the SVS members’ number one government relations concern. The SVS suggests you use this PowerPoint presentation in your speeches to help our membership understand the consequences of the Deficit Reduction Act.
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