Health Policy Affairs

Pain management Kinked Wire podcast with Alexa Levey

Celebrate Pain Management Month by tuning in to the latest Kinked Wire podcast episode.

SIR submits comments on proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule

SIR urged CMS to protect patient access to interventional radiology services by addressing physician payment reductions, modifier-25 cuts, practice expense policies, and MIPS reporting requirements in the proposed 2027 MPFS rule.

Carrier advocacy coverage letter updates underway!

The Carrier Advocacy Workgroup is updating several coverage letters and developing a new resource on adrenal venous sampling (AVS) to reflect the latest evidence and payer policies.

Inside access: Steve Landers MBBS

Inside the 6-month results of a prospective case series investigating transarterial embolization for plantar heel pain.

SIR successfully appeals NCCI edits for lower extremity revascularization (LER)

SIR and partner societies successfully urged CMS to revise billing edits for new LER codes, allowing appropriate bilateral reporting and retroactive reimbursement updates. Read about the coding changes and their implementation timeline.

SIR MPFS CY 2027 Proposed Rule Summary and impact analysis

Review SIR’s analysis of the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which includes a projected positive payment impact for interventional radiology and updates to key Medicare payment policies.