Altogether, 53 organizations are now asking lawmakers for relief from changes to evaluation and management codes set to take effect Jan. 1, 2021. 

Those include the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and American College of Radiology, which want a reprieve from training for imaging and localization studies until after the public health crisis. 

The “Coronavirus Provider Protection Act” would shield physicians, nurses and others who have made “good faith” attempts to care for their community in recent months. 

A former consultant to the 11-practice provider first filed suit in 2013, with the DOJ recently announcing its “partial” intervention. 

The nation’s largest commercial health insurer said the update took effect last month and applies to its policyholders with low or intermediate risk of coronary artery disease. 
 

The college recently hired the Moran Company to analyze future payment trends, following the feds’ decision to increase reimbursement for care-related Evaluation and Management services. 

Politicians from both parties shared such reservations at a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. 

Commissioner Stephen Hahn, MD, said his organization is collaborating with the CDC to determine “how and where" to relaunch on-site facility surveillance inspections.