ACR and 30-plus national groups back bipartisan bill to speed Medicare local coverage decisions

The American College of Radiology and over 30 national groups are backing bipartisan H.R. 8500, which would make Medicare local coverage decisions faster, more transparent, and open to reconsideration.

• The bill would increase stakeholder involvement, require timely completion of local coverage determination requests, and create a process for reconsidering decisions.
• Signers include the American Medical Association, American College of Emergency Physicians, and College of American Pathologists; the groups say larger Medicare Administrative Contractor jurisdictions have reduced physician input into local coverage policies.

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