Healthcare Innovation August 31, 2023
American College of Radiology’s Neiman Institute says that, adjusted for inflation, reimbursement declined 25 percent between 2005 and 2021
A research study has found that radiologist reimbursement for imaging provided to Medicare patients has decreased substantially over 16 years when accounting for inflation.
The research, published today in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, evaluated changes in payments for radiology services for 100 percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries between 2005 and 2021. The researchers at the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute observed an absolute increase of 4 percent in payments per beneficiary over this period, but when all payments were adjusted to 2021 dollars, real reimbursement actually declined 25 percent.
The Neiman Institute, established by the...
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