Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies.

Key points to remember when performing cardiac ablations in ASCs
When CMS finalized coverage for cardiac ablations performed in ASCs, experts from HRS and ACC published recommendations for performing those procedures safely and effectively. One of the cardiologists behind that guidance shared some important takeaways with Cardiovascular Business.
Siemens Healthineers scores FDA clearance for 6 interventional systems
Each device comes equipped with a new AI feature designed to deliver high quality imaging at lower radiation doses during IR procedures.
Half of emergency CT requests for children may not adhere to imaging appropriateness criteria
The overuse of CT scans on kids could be owed, at least in part, to the fear of missing a critical finding, new research suggests.
Makary out at FDA; food head Diamantas said to be stepping in
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is about to become a former FDA chief. The departure comes as no surprise since President Donald Trump OK’d a plan to fire him last week.
Radiology groups urge Congress to enact penalties against payers who violate No Surprises Act
ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology, all 50 state medical societies and numerous others wrote to members of the U.S. House and Senate to express their frustrations on May 11.

Video: Samuel Jones, MD, MPH, FACC, director of Inpatient Electrophysiology at the Memorial Hospital for Chattanooga Heart Institute, and co-chair of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) guidance For electrophysiology ablation in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), explains the details of this shift in cardiology care delivery.

Key points to remember when performing cardiac ablations in ASCs

When CMS finalized coverage for cardiac ablations performed in ASCs, experts from HRS and ACC published recommendations for performing those procedures safely and effectively. One of the cardiologists behind that guidance shared some important takeaways with Cardiovascular Business.

Siemens Healthineers nabs FDA clearance for 6 new IR systems

Siemens Healthineers scores FDA clearance for 6 interventional systems

Each device comes equipped with a new AI feature designed to deliver high quality imaging at lower radiation doses during IR procedures.

Half of emergency CT requests for children may not adhere to imaging appropriateness criteria

The overuse of CT scans on kids could be owed, at least in part, to the fear of missing a critical finding, new research suggests.

Makary out at FDA; food head Diamantas said to be stepping in

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is about to become a former FDA chief. The departure comes as no surprise since President Donald Trump OK’d a plan to fire him last week.

Radiology groups urge Congress to enact penalties against payers who violate No Surprises Act

ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology, all 50 state medical societies and numerous others wrote to members of the U.S. House and Senate to express their frustrations on May 11.

Pharmacy owner gets 2 years in prison for defrauding Medicare of $2.5M

The former proprietor of a pharmacy in New Jersey was caught billing federal insurance for prescriptions of the antibiotic Dificid at $4,000 a pop, despite providers never ordering the pills. He pleaded guilty to charges of healthcare fraud conspiracy in November 2025.

Post-pandemic allowances for telehealth claims have not triggered runaway healthcare spending

If Congress doesn’t act soon, CMS’s flexible funding of telemedicine visits—a temporary holdover from the COVID era—will dry up next year. A new study may help persuade fiscally cautious representatives not to let that happen.

Musculoskeletal ultrasound system nabs FDA clearance

The user-friendly setup was designed with novice users in mind so that imaging can be completed quickly at the bedside, expediting diagnosis and treatment in urgent and emergency care.