Healthcare Associations

This page includes news coverage of primary healthcare business and policy setting associations. Find news specific to each organization by following these links: American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Find focused news coverage for Cardiology societies or Radiology associations.

MGMA outlines healthcare policy progress in Congress for 2026
The Medical Group Management Association explains some positive federal healthcare policy movement since the start of 2026, including extending telehealth and rural health payments, and possible solutions to the prior authorization burden in Medicare Advantage.
CCTA delivers value, even when treating low-risk patients with no history of CAD
Total plaque volume and total plaque burden can help find patients who may be closer to suffering a heart attack than they realize.
Heart failure patients on quadruple medical therapy still face considerable risks
Most patients hospitalized for HFrEF are still not being prescribed quadruple medical therapy at discharge. Even those who are, researchers noted, still face a high risk of dying or returning to the hospital for heart failure-related symptoms.
Low-volume operators linked to worse outcomes after TAVR, M-TEER
Researchers tracked data from more than 400,00 patients, sharing their findings in JAMA Cardiology.
Radiology dominates FDA-cleared AI, but reimbursement lags far behind
As of January 2026, there will only be two CPT category 1 payment codes for newer AI, despite there being hundreds of FDA-cleared medical imaging algorithms.

Anders Gilberg, senior vice president, government affairs at Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), explains numerous changes in federal healthcare policy since the start of 2026, including extending telehealth, rural health payments, possible solutions to prior authorization burden in Medicare Advantage.

MGMA outlines healthcare policy progress in Congress for 2026

The Medical Group Management Association explains some positive federal healthcare policy movement since the start of 2026, including extending telehealth and rural health payments, and possible solutions to the prior authorization burden in Medicare Advantage.

CCTA delivers value, even when treating low-risk patients with no history of CAD

Total plaque volume and total plaque burden can help find patients who may be closer to suffering a heart attack than they realize.

Heart failure patients on quadruple medical therapy still face considerable risks

Most patients hospitalized for HFrEF are still not being prescribed quadruple medical therapy at discharge. Even those who are, researchers noted, still face a high risk of dying or returning to the hospital for heart failure-related symptoms.

Low-volume operators linked to worse outcomes after TAVR, M-TEER

Researchers tracked data from more than 400,00 patients, sharing their findings in JAMA Cardiology.

Eric Rubin, MD, vice president of clinical operations at Virtua Health, and the American College of Radiology's CPT advisor to the American Medical Association (AMA), explains the process for creating a Category I CPT code for payments and the difference with Category III temporary tracking codes.

Radiology dominates FDA-cleared AI, but reimbursement lags far behind

As of January 2026, there will only be two CPT category 1 payment codes for newer AI, despite there being hundreds of FDA-cleared medical imaging algorithms.

Court dismisses nurse practitioners’ lawsuit challenging definition of ‘doctor’

The court's ruling is backed by the American Medical Association, which submitted an amicus brief arguing that "scope creep" threatens patient safety.

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New-onset AFib is common after CABG—but typically not persistent or symptomatic

The study's authors questioned if these patients should even be given oral anticoagulation as currently recommended.

ACC urges Congress to restore telemedicine flexibilities

The American College of Cardiology, like many other U.S. medical societies, is fighting to bring back telehealth policies that expired at the end of September.