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The end of the Radiology Partners vs United saga. Short answer: hopefully no investors are mad that RP didn't get that extra $94 million (h/t Ned Holman, MD) benwhite.com/radiology/coun…

Anyone in Nashville able to speak up about what's going down there later this year? ADI/Premier's 5 year Radiology Partners buyout matures on 12/18/24. I heard all ~52 rads are resigning that day. #TransformingRadiology? RichWhitneyRP Doctor Money Matters Marty Stempniak Ascension Saint Thomas

News: Doc Caucus members say they don't think they'll be able to avoid a Medicare pay cut for physicians this Congress subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

This morning Independent Radiology just crested 70 true physician private practices listing their job offerings. I am of course incredibly biased, but I'm starting to feel like using this as part of a job search is quickly becoming a no-brainer. independentradiology.com

Radiology PE expansion has slowed in the US but other markets are popping. Massive purchase in Australia for 17 times earnings. Seems a bit overvalued? Wonder when foreign investors will start sending more $$$ at RP to decimate the rest of US radiology. Doctor Money Matters

Boilerplate at the end of a Prenuvo MRI. This is a gross misuse of limited resources and radiologists. These rads could reading backlogged unread outpatient cancer scans. Yearly whole body non-indicated MRIs for life? Ben White, MD Doctor Money Matters Marty Stempniak prenuvo American College of Radiology

Oh and if you take the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) back to ‘92 when Medicare implemented same, in real dollar terms the MPFS is down over ~60%

Scary precedent for radiology groups struggling to recruit/retain IRs. "The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has ruled that a Mass. radiology [group] could be held liable for failing to provide...an on-call interventional radiologist." auntminnie.com/clinical-news/…

📢 MGMA strongly supports the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act introduced today by Representatives Murphy, Panetta, Miller-Meeks, Bera, Bucshon, Ruiz, Joyce, and Schrier. We urge Congress to quickly return from recess to pass this critical legislation,

Congressman (and Dr.) Greg Murphy’s (R-NC) presser on the bill to stop the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cut of -2.8% and add a positive update for ‘25. It appears that the update would be short of the much discussed +2.3% (which was talked about as 1/2 of the 2024 “Medicare

"We found an unexpectedly high share of NPP interpretation of sinus CT in otolaryngology practices, and spine and extremity joint MRI interpretation by NPPs in orthopedic practices."

RP propaganda slide directed to prospective residents and fellows during this year's RSNA. Physician ownership in RP is not real thing for anyone who joins after a practice after it has sold out its soul to RP. It's an outright lie to naïve young rads who don't know any better.

Following United's previous lawsuit against Radiology Partners, Aetna has now filed their version of the lawsuit alleging fraudulent pass-through billing (and this time also abuse of federal arbitration/No Surprises Act): documentcloud.org/documents/2547…

Breaking News: Radiology Partners has fired back in its court battle with Aetna, accusing the payer of "‘shamelessly prioritizing profits." radiologybusiness.com/topics/healthc…

For those looking for the “Pay For” for the Doc Fix here ya go. Medicare Advantage fraud. Take what is needed for a the permanent Doc Fix. Lower the debt with the rest. Insurance companies bankrupting the American citizen for profit. beckerspayer.com/payer/medpac-e…

Medicare Advantage plans got a 5 % raise today. Yet the Doctors, who are the ones who actually care for the patients GET CUT every year. This is RIDICULOUS. cms.gov/newsroom/fact-…

Today Dr. Roger Marshall introduced S. 1640 the ‘‘Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025’’ which would increase Medicare physician reimbursement by 8.51% starting June 1. The increase reflects a prorated reversal of the 2.83% Medicare cut physician practices

Dan nails the analysis here. How do we reverse the trend? Well we have to unwind a lot of bad policies and strengthen others: Strengthen/Maintain: 1. NSA 2. Tying the Medicare Fee Schedule to Inflation Unwind/Fix: 1. Site Neutrality 2. Prior Authorization 3. Stark Laws 4.

The House’s MEI adjustment changed the trajectory for the Medicare Fee Schedule from a negative to a positive. Without it results in death of private practice which leads to consolidation resulting in increased costs and worsening patient care. The Senate needs to realize this.