Senate bill calls for 65% equipment utilization rate

Sep 15, 2009

The healthcare reform bill released this week by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee would set the equipment utilization rate for Medicare reimbursement of imaging studies at 65%, significantly lower than the 90% level proposed in original versions of the legislation.

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