Adding Volpara's mammography solutions, used in over 2,000 U.S. sites, could catapult the acquirer "into the forefront of the American market.”

The feds anticipated only about 22,000 disputes between insurers and providers, but the actual number was more than 20 times higher. 

“These shifts may reflect changes in relative utilization of specialty-specific examinations or evolving payment policies," experts wrote in AJR. 

Big as it is, the hospital piece represented just a 2.2% bump over 2021—a modest increase compared with 2021’s spike of 4.5% over 2020.

Over the past three years, the value of claims waiting longer than 90 days for payment from commercial payers has risen by 33%. Stalled Medicare Advantage claims have spiked by even more.

Jay R. Parikh, MD, and Frank Lexa, MD, MBA, offered their insights in a new pre-proof opinion piece published in JACR.  

Prosecutors successfully argued that the patient would not have died if clinicians had ordered a routine CT exam. 

The administration said it is launching a cross-government public inquiry into “corporate greed" in medicine, with roll-up acquisitions one area of focus.