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The House Ways & Means Committee on May 21 unanimously advanced the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, which is endorsed by multiple radiology societies. 

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Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., are again proposing the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act, commonly referred to as MARCA. 

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Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, is joining the Los Angeles-based institution from Massachusetts General Hospital, following a comprehensive search process. 
 

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The U.S. Department of Justice says its investigation into the scheme to defraud Amtrak’s employee health plan resulted in 19 prosecutions, all resulting in guilty pleas. For her role in over $2.2M of fraudulent billing, physical therapist Taejin Kim will serve a year in prison.

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In early 2025 public health researchers at City University of New York projected Long COVID would cost the U.S. $6.6 billion over three years. This week two members of that research team amplified their findings and updated their projections.

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Whether MOC should be mandatory for all is often debated among providers, but new findings indicate that opting not to participate may affect patient care.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) is raising concerns over what it describes as an inadequate payment update for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, warning that current policies may strain providers and limit patient access to care.

AMGA senior director of regulatory affairs Darryl Drevna outlines key policy issues that HHS should resolve to streamline the U.S. healthcare system.

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Western medicine often functions more like a high-tech patient-processing machine than a high-touch people-healing mission. This can and must change, argue three distinguished healthcare thought leaders. 

The commission estimates that its proposed changes could save the industry more than $11 million annually. 

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Since the COVID-induced global shortage of iodinated contrast occurred in 2022, the company has taken steps to ensure its supply chain remains resilient. 

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This type of imaging is increasingly being implemented in clinical care, though financing and billing practices have lagged these advances, experts write in Pediatric Radiology

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ASTRO recently inked a memorandum of understanding with its overseas counterpart, the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology, hoping to streamline new healthcare guidance. 

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The House Ways & Means Committee on May 21 unanimously advanced the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, which is endorsed by multiple radiology societies. 

Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., are again proposing the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act, commonly referred to as MARCA. 

Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, is joining the Los Angeles-based institution from Massachusetts General Hospital, following a comprehensive search process.