Preserve the Ability to Provide Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services
The in-office ancillary services (IOAS) exception within the Stark physician self-referral law permits multispecialty medical groups and integrated delivery systems to provide high quality, advanced diagnostic imaging services to Medicare beneficiaries. AMGA member medical groups and systems already devote considerable resources to determining the proper usage of advanced diagnostic imaging services. Any proposals to eliminate advanced diagnostic imaging services from the IOAS exception effectively prohibits efficient healthcare delivery systems from providing these services to patients, and would negatively affect the ability of high-quality providers to coordinate and manage the care of their patients. AMGA actively opposes any effort to eliminate the IOAS exception within the Stark self-referral law.
Issue Brief
Preserve the Ability to Provide Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services
Congressional Correspondence
- AMGA Letter to California Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee re: Preserving the Ability of Multispecialty Medical Group Practices to Perform Advanced Imaging Services
April 18, 2014 - AMGA Letter to Congressional Leadership re: Preserving the IOASE
January 23, 2013 - AMGA Letter to Congressional Leadership re: Preserving the Ability of Multispecialty Medical Group Practices to Perform Advanced Diagnostic Imaging
July 10, 2012
Executive Brach Correspondence
- AMGA Letter to President Barack Obama Regarding Imaging Restrictions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget
February 09, 2016 - AMGA Letter to President Barack Obama regarding Imaging Restrictions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Budget
February 03, 2015 - AMGA Letter to President Barack Obama regarding Preserving the Ability of Multi-specialty Medical Groups and Health Systems to Preform Advanced Imaging
March 06, 2014