Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

‘Innovative’ pay model eliminates cost uncertainty for breast and lung cancer screening patients
Experts have proposed “episode-based cost sharing” to address financial toxicity for healthcare consumers, according to new research published in JACR.
PFA startup founded by industry veteran to share first-in-human data at Heart Rhythm 2025
Field Medical, founded in 2022 by Steven Mickelsen, MD, is set to make a significant splash at the Heart Rhythm Society's annual meeting in San Diego. The company also just raised $40 million in financing.
New pact ends any ongoing payment disputes between Cigna and Radiology Partners affiliate
Singleton Associates, P.A., announced Wednesday it has inked a multiyear partnership with the Bloomfield, Connecticut, payer effective June 1.
Congress should relax budget neutrality to pay for imaging AI, industry lobbying group urges
"As the nation’s largest payer of healthcare, Medicare’s policies on coverage and payment for AI technologies are especially critical," AdvaMed says.
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.

Industry groups agree MedPAC’s inflationary update is not enough

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wants to tie physician payments to inflation. Healthcare groups say it doesn't go far enough

The American Medical Association (AMA) has declared climate change as a major healthcare emergency. Sunrises and sunsets have become increasingly red in recent years with additional particulate matter in the atmosphere from larger, massive wild fires. Photo by Dave Fornell

Bringing back the sabbatical: Radiologists offer 4 tips on how to make it happen

Two academic radiologists recently shared their experiences with taking extended time away from work in the hope that their story would encourage others to do the same.

Most US adults with medical debt owe hospitals

A significant portion of U.S. adults have some past-due medical debt, according to a recent study from the Urban Institute, and the majority of those with debt owe non-profit hospitals.

AMA pressures federal government to fix prior authorization problem plaguing radiology

About 89% of physicians surveyed believe that this payer tactic has had a negative impact on care, the association reported Monday.

New Radiology study offers key clues as to where practices should prioritize expansion plans

Individuals living in "extremely disadvantaged" ZIP codes are less likely to have access to accredited imaging facilities.

Insurer-owned hospital system has invested $400M to bolster radiology services in recent years

Highmark Health's latest effort will spend another $12 million to build a new 8,000 square-foot imaging center in western Pennsylvania.

Radiology societies ‘extremely disheartened’ over elimination of Medicare coverage for key procedure

Radiologists and pain management specialists are urging CMS to reconsider the decision and maintain access to this alternative to opioids or surgery.

FDA seeking upwards of $7B for 2024

The Food and Drug Administration has put in for a $7.2 billion chunk of the $6.9 trillion federal budget for fiscal year 2024 that President Joe Biden proposed March 9.

Economics

‘Innovative’ pay model eliminates cost uncertainty for breast and lung cancer screening patients

PFA startup founded by industry veteran to share first-in-human data at Heart Rhythm 2025

New pact ends any ongoing payment disputes between Cigna and Radiology Partners affiliate

Congress should relax budget neutrality to pay for imaging AI, industry lobbying group urges

Tariffs threaten imaging access for patients, RBMA warns