The Society and ACR’s efforts to update billing for MRA services has been successful.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) will now cover head and neck MRA for stroke symptoms.  CMS announced effective July 17 that several codes have been added to Group 1 listing of those that support medical necessity.  WRS thanks our Dr Rob Bour for his years of leadership on this issue.  The change follows Dr Bour’s most recent meeting with the regional Medicare Administrative Contractor to discuss the importance of the change.   More information is available on the CMS website (link).