Costly MRIs and CTs lead to insurance changes in Colorado

Starting Friday, insurance giant Anthem will not be so willing to pay for some hospital-based MRIs and CT Scans in Colorado and four other states. In a move widely seen as an effort to contain rising costs for imaging services, Anthem intends to require a "medical necessity review" of orders for CTs and MRIs at hospital outpatient facilities. Anthem clearly intends to direct patients toward freestanding imaging facilities.