Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4230644 | Journal of the American College of Radiology | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Recent studies have reported that the rate of growth in utilization of noninvasive diagnostic imaging has slowed, with a concomitant reduction in total payments to providers in the Medicare Part B fee-for-service population. Utilization and payment growth trends in commercially insured populations, however, are not as well understood. We used the Truven Health Analytics MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters database containing more than 29 million individuals to investigate commercially insured population trends in utilization of and payments for CT, MRI, PET, and ultrasound procedures in the years 2007-2011. We found that imaging use-after a brief downturn in 2010-rose again in 2011, coupled with substantial increases in adjusted payments for all four imaging modalities, raising concerns about future efforts to stem growth in imaging use and associated spending.
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Authors
Michal MSc, James F. PhD, Jedediah MPH, MBA, Alan B. ScD,