RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 MEdicare physician payments
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD October 14
VO 302
IS 14
SP 1522
OP 1522
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1457
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1457
AB 
The report noted that the CMS had implemented a “multiple procedure payment reduction” policy for certain imaging and surgical services when 2 or more related services are given together (such as reading 2 computed tomography scans of a patient and being reimbursed twice for the prior medical history review component). This policy produced savings of about $96 million in 2006 for imaging services. The GAO said expanding the policy to reflect the actual work performed by physicians involving certain imaging services could reduce these payments by an additional $175 million annually.