Revenue & Reimbursement

Healthcare reimbursement is payment that a hospital, diagnostic imaging facility, subspecialty department or healthcare providers receive for performing a service. This also includes individual radiologist or cardiologist reimbursement and billing and coding rules for submitting claims.

Hologic sees drop in sales and tariff impact on stock price
The vendor's latest earnings report outlines a nearly $35 million decline in mammography sales and projected ramifications from new tariffs.
GE HealthCare expects $500M revenue reduction from tariffs
Despite newly implemented tariffs, the manufacturer says it was profitable in Q1 of 2025, but a greater impact on its operations looms later this year.
Tariffs threaten imaging access for patients, RBMA warns
Radiology practices are already operating on razor thin margins, with price increases prompting calls for congressional action to prevent further damage.
Tariffs will likely have a sizable impact on major radiology vendors
Medical device vendors Siemens, Philips and GE all saw drops in their stock prices after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs April 2.
Radiology groups face hardships under the Medicare MIPS program
Erik Rockswold, director research and quality, Rayus Radiology, explains the administrative burdens radiology groups experience for little return from the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

Getting Down to Business

Healthcare providers are rolling up their sleeves even further and getting down to the business of healthcare. With the final CMS reimbursement decisions made last month and open enrollment in the health insurance exchanges (HIEs) and Medicaid closing next month, there are new data impacting radiology practices. For sure, lower contracted rates from payors and lower reimbursement are on the way—for an extremely large patient population. Radiology departments and practices need to revisit the efficiency of their operations.

Imaging Reimbursement: What We Knew Then and What We Know Now

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As anyone who has been around medical imaging for any amount of time can tell you, the latest headwind is the same as it’s seemingly always been: reimbursement cuts.

Revenue & Reimbursement

Hologic sees drop in sales and tariff impact on stock price

GE HealthCare expects $500M revenue reduction from tariffs

Tariffs threaten imaging access for patients, RBMA warns

Tariffs will likely have a sizable impact on major radiology vendors

Radiology groups face hardships under the Medicare MIPS program