MITA Comment Letters, Position Papers & Policy Statements

• Congressional Testimony
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies (CMS) Comment Letters
• FDA & Regulatory Comment Letters
• State and Private Pay Comment Letters & Position Papers
• Position Papers & Policy Statements

Congressional Testimony

• 18 Dec 2007
  House of Representatives Letter of Support for Medical Imaging 
  (1,212k)

• 31 Oct 2007
  U.S. Senate Letter of Support for Medical Imaging 
  (1,655k)

• 10 May 2006
  Letter from House Members to Rep. Hastert regarding medical imaging cuts 
  (836k)

• 30 Sept 2005
  Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2006 (CMS-1502-P); Proposed Rule (38k)

• 1 Jun 2005
  MITA comment letter on the draft guidance document issued by CMS on April 7, 2005: - Factors CMS Considers in Making a Determination of Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) (177k)

• 29 Apr 2005
  MITA comment letter on the 3 CMS draft guidance documents relating to the Medicare national coverage determination process (175k)

• 17 Mar 2005
  Written testimony of Dr. David Rollo at hearing of House Subcommittee on Health, Ways and Means Committee on Imaging (231k)

• 11 Feb 2005
  Comment letter on Aetna medical policy that CAD for mammography is ineligible for separate reimbursement (113k) 

• 03 Feb 2005
  Letter to MedPAC (105k)

• 21 Jan 2005
  Comment letter on CIGNA's medical policy on coverage of Alzheimer's disease
  (157k)

• 21 Jan 2005
  Comment letter on Aetna's medical policy on coverage of Alzheimer's disease
  (166k)

• 08 Oct 2004
  Comment letter to CMS on proposed rule on 2005 payment rates for Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (207k)

• 20 Aug 2004
  Comment letter on HHS initiative, "Stimulating Innovation in Medical Technologies"
  (117k)

• 16 Jul 2004
  Comment letter on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi medical policy that full - field digital mammography is investigational and ineligible for coverage (107k) 

• 15 Jul 2004
  Comments on draft decision on use of PET with Alzheimer's disease (98k)

• 08 Apr 2004
  Position on Full-field Digital Mammography Ineligibility for BCBS Benefit Coverage in Illinois (147k
  This position paper was delivered to Stan Borg, Chief Medical Officer of BCBSIL, expressing NEMA member's dissatisfaction with BCBSIL considering full-field digital mammography to be investigational and not eligible for benefit coverage.

• 10 Mar 2004
  Comment Letter on Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Technology (42k) 

• 5 Mar 2004
  Comment letter to CMS for including neuroimaging technologies in a diagnostic work up for Alzheimer's disease (116k) 

• 26 Sept 2003
  Comments on Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2004 Payment Rates (CMS -1471-P); Proposed Rule (136k)

• 04 Oct 2002
  Letter to Thomas Scully about the Proposed Changes to the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2003 Payment Rates (CMS-1206-P) (105k)

• 03 Oct 2002
  Comment letter to Thomas Gustafson on changes in the proposed rule on the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) for FDG PET 
  (142k)

• 26 Aug 2002
  Medical Division Letter: Comments on 2003 Physician Fee Schedule (2.4M)

• 22 Mar 2002
  Letter in support of Medicare coverage of PET for use in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias and neurological disorders (304k)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Studies (CMS) Comment Letters

• 18 June 2008
  MITA Comments on CMS’s Tracking Sheet for Screening Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer (87k)

• 12 January 2008
  MITA Comments on Proposed Decision Memo for Computed Tomographic Angiography (CAG-00385N). (277k)

• 21 August 2006
  Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Proposed Changes to the Practice Expense Methodology (CMS 1512-PN)(219k)

• 1 August 2006
  Request for Extension of Comment Period on the "Five-Year Review of Work Relative Value Units Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Proposed Changes to the Practice Expense Methodology" (June 29, 2006). (203k)

• 12 June 2006
  Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates (CMS-1488-P) (144k)

FDA and Regulatory Comment Letters

• 5 November 2007
  Statement Of The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) to The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee (NMQAAC) (16k)

• 31 March 2006
  Comments on the Draft Certification Handbook issued by CCHIT. (45k)

• 23 Aug 2004
  Comment letter to FDA on Draft Guidance on inspections under the Accredited Persons Program (91k) 

• 29 Jul 2004
  Comment letter on FDA's Critical Path Initiative (100k)

• 01 Jul 2004
  Comment letter on regulation of electronic records and electronic signatures in Part 11 regulations (171k)

• 03 Dec 2003
  Comments on the implementation of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (MDUFMA) (106k)

• 12 Aug 2003
  Draft Guidance on the Reports of Corrections and Removals Regulation 
  (187k)

• 23 May 2003
  Comments on Implementation of the Inspection by Accredited Persons Program Under The Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (121k)

• 23 May 2003
  Comments on Specification for Annotated Electrocardiographic Waveform Data in Electronic Format (160k)

• 15 May 2003
  Comments on Medical Devices: Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA, "The Mammography Quality Standards Act Final Regulations Modifications and Additions to Policy Guidance Help System #6; Availability" (612k)

• 25 Apr 2003
  Comments on Draft Guidance for Industry, "Part 11, Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures- Scope and Application" (99k)

• 08 Apr 2003
  Comments on "Electronic Products; Performance Standard for Diagnostic X-Ray Systems and Their Major Components" (37k)  

• 04 Apr 2003
  Comments on selected provisions in the Third Party Inspections Program of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (32k)

• 13 Jun 2002
  Comments on the Draft Guidance for Industry 21 CFR Part 11: Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures Validation (114k)

• 26 Apr 2002
  Comments on Proposed Modification of Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (487k)

• 13 Feb 2002
  Letter to request meeting with CDRH and CDER regarding FDA clearance for imaging devices (30k)

State and Private Pay Comment Letters & Position Papers

• 27 Oct 2007
  Coverage for Virtual Colonoscopy Comment Letter

• 24 Oct 2007
  Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA for Cardiac Care) Comment Letter

• 10 Oct 2007 Revised response to the Standards for Computed Tomography

• 9 July 2007
  Response to the Standards for Computed Tomography

• 30 May 2007
  SSL letter to Committee on Suggested State Legislation to reject inclusion of WSHTAP

• 11 May 2007
  Proposed legislation creating the Illinois Task Force on Health Planning Reform

• 21 Mar 2007
  MITA Testimony to the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Commission Hearing

• 7 Mar 2007
  Proposed 2% Gross Receipts Tax on Professional and Technical Components of Imaging Services

Private Pay Position Papers (locked)

• Position Paper: Health Plan Privileging of Physicians for Medical Imaging Studies
• Position Paper: Radiology Benefit Management Companies
• Position Paper: Standards for Medical Imaging Equipment

State Position Papers (locked)

• Position Paper: Accreditation for Medical Professionals Performing Diagnostic Imaging Tests
• Position Paper: Certificate of Need (CoN)
• Position Paper: Reimbursement for Diagnostic Imaging Studies
• Position Paper: The Stark Laws and Physician Self-Referral

Position Papers & Policy Statements

• 22 Sept 2005
  Background Paper - The Value of Medical Imaging: The Rest of the Story (150k)

• 05 Jul 2005
  Position Paper Global Medical Technology Network Core Principles; DRG-Style Prospective Payment Systems   (27k)

• 05 Jul 2005
  Position Paper Global Medical Technology Network Core Principles; Competitive Tendering for Medical Technologies  (25k)

• 05 Jul 2005
  Position Paper Global Medical Technology Network Core Principles; Foreign Reference Pricing  (29k)

• 28 Jun 2005
  White Paper - General Guidelines for Reducing CT Pediatric Dose Through Scan Protocol Adjustments  (250k)

• 17 Mar 2005
  Testimony before the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means (81k)
  Statement of F. David Rollo, M.D., Ph.D Chief Medical Officer, Philips Medical Systems on Behalf of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

For Comment Letters, Position Papers & Policy Statements published prior to 2002, please click here.