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

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