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SCCT urges members to submit comments on the Medicare hospital OPPS proposed rules

In September, SCCT spearheaded a letter writing campaign to fight for appropriate Medicare reimbursement for CCTA


Proposed 2024 outpatient payments reduce CCTA again — for a total drop of 33% since 2017.

On July 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed payment rule for the 2024 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System.

The proposed payment for cardiac CT continues to decrease for 2024. Overall, Medicare reimbursement for CCTA has fallen by 33% since 2017 despite its value and effectiveness.
A snapshot of technical component reimbursement amounts for CCTA codes:

SCCT is strongly urging all members to submit comments to CMS to illustrate the dramatic and detrimental effect on patient care resulting from inappropriate reimbursement for CCTA. Please act now and encourage others to send comments as well.

This campaign has ended, but you can still help! Write your U.S. Representatives and Senators asking for change.



Download the template comment letter

 

View a sample comment letter

 

Learn more about 2024 Medicare OPPS Proposed Rule 

 

How to submit comments to CMS
  • Electronically – due by 11:59 pm ET on September 11
  • Submit comments online
  • Please refer to CMS-1786-P for the 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule.
  • You can insert remarks directly into the comment box, or prepare a letter and upload the file to the site
  • Tips for submitting effective comments
  • Please email SCCT a copy of your final submitted letter to jsullivan@scct.org.
  • If you have any specific questions on your letter, please email info@scct.org.

 

Member comments:

SCCT has developed tools to help you easily draft a comment letter to CMS. To assist you in preparing comments, use the template letter - with a suggested customizable format - or the sample letter.


Please use the template to address aspects most important to you. Your unique experience and perspective, along with sound justification to support your position, is extremely valuable in a CMS comment letter. According to CMS: “A single, well-supported comment may carry more weight than a thousand form letters.”


You need not comment on all the points addressed — SCCT’s talking points are merely prompts and are not to be used as actual comments. Also, please make sure to delete the gray parts of the template letter which are suggestions/instructions on what you could consider commenting on; these are not to be used as actual comments.



Thank you for helping us improve patient outcomes through the appropriate use of CCTA!