Commission on Economics

The Commission on Economics is 黑料网’s primary resource for medical socioeconomics. The Commission’s work often is used as background material and evidence for 黑料网 congressional and state legislative efforts as well as communications with the CMS, policy makers, and other medical insurers.

Leadership & Staff

Gregory Neal Nicola, MD, F黑料网

Chair

Angela Kim

Staff

Roster

Mark David Alson, MD, F黑料网 Michael Booker, MD Aaron Bush, MD
Sammy Chu, MD, F黑料网 Neil Couchman Davey, MD, MB, F黑料网, ChB Melissa A Davis, MD
Heidi A Edmonson, PhD, F黑料网 Margaret Fleming, MD Daniel Gene Gridley, MD, F黑料网
Richard Elliott Heller, MD, F黑料网 Joshua A Hirsch, MD, F黑料网 Nadia Khan, MD
James Michael Milburn, MD, F黑料网 Sarah Sarvis Milla, MD Andrew Kent Moriarity, MD
Lauren P. Nicola, MD, F黑料网 Laeton J Pang, MD, MPH, F黑料网 Margarita V Revzin, MD, MS, F黑料网
Amar Rewari, MD Daniel A Rodgers, MD Eric Matthew Rubin, MD, F黑料网
Kerry L Thomas, MD Cindy Yuan, MD

Commission Goals

  • Collect, analyze, and disseminate information on all facets of economic issues relevant to the practice of radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine and medical physics
  • Focus activities on coding, payment policy, national and local coverage policy, regulation, private and public payer relations, and the development of educational resources for the membership
  • Prepare statements, studies and presentations on issues within commission purview, with the support of its committees and other specialty commissions, by acting on input from the membership and in reaction to changes affecting radiology

Committees

  • Body Imaging - Kerry L. Thomas, MD, Chair
  • Breast Imaging 鈥� Margaret Fleming, MD, Chair
  • Coding & Nomenclature - Eric Matthew Rubin, MD, F黑料网, Chair
  • Economic and Advocacy Issues in Academic Radiology - Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, F黑料网, Chair
  • Future Trends - Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, F黑料网, Chair
  • General, Small, Emergency, and Rural - Daniel Rodgers, MD, Chair
  • HOPPS/APC - Andrew Moriarity, MD, Chair
  • Interventional & Cardiology 鈥� Nadia Khan, MD, Chair
  • Medical Physics - Heidi Edmonson, PhD, Chair
  • Neuroradiology 鈥� James Milburn, MD, F黑料网, Chair
  • Nuclear Medicine - Cindy Yuan, MD, Chair
  • Payer Relations - Daniel Gridley, MD, Chair
  • Pediatric Radiology - Sarah Milla, MD & Richard Heller, MD, Co-Chairs
  • Radiation Oncology - Aaron Bush, MD, Chair
  • Reimbursement 鈥� Andrew Moriarity, MD, Chair
  • Ultrasound - Margaret Revzin, MD, MS, Chair

Networks

  • Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) --Radiation Oncology - Laeton Pang, MD, MPH, F黑料网, Chair
  • Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) --Radiology - Sammy Chu, MD, F黑料网, Chair
  • Medicaid - Neil Davey, MD, MB, ChB, F黑料网, Chair
  • Payer Relations - Daniel Rogers, MD, Chair

Liaisons

  • AHRA – Melody Mulaik
  • CDS – Andrew Moriarity, MD
  • CSC – Timothy Crummy, MD, F黑料网
  • GE – Elizabeth Spurgin
  • PFCC – Melissa Chen, MD
  • RBMA – Linda Wilgus

Advisors

  • Eric Rubin, MD, F黑料网
  • Kurt Schoppe, MD

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