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Purposes.—The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) Maintain the in-office ancillary services exception and preserve its original intent by removing certain complex services from the exception—specifically, advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy.
(2) Protect patients from misaligned provider financial incentives.
(3) Protect Medicare resources by saving billions of dollars.
PIMA is supported by The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM), which is comprised of the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the Association for Quality Imaging (AQI), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
(1) Maintain the in-office ancillary services exception and preserve its original intent by removing certain complex services from the exception—specifically, advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy.
(2) Protect patients from misaligned provider financial incentives.
(3) Protect Medicare resources by saving billions of dollars.
Text - H.R.2143 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): PIMA of 2019
Text for H.R.2143 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): PIMA of 2019
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PIMA is supported by The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM), which is comprised of the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the Association for Quality Imaging (AQI), the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
