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.

Radiologists opt out of $2.8B Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement to pursue own litigation
Plaintiffs in the complaint include Radiology Partners and its affiliates, the Arkansas-based Highlands Oncology Group and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians.
FTC challenges ‘anticompetitive’ TAVR acquisition
The FTC is working to stop Edwards Lifesciences from completing its acquisition of JenaValve. Edwards, however, is not backing down.
When it comes to image-guided ablations, the most cost-effective modality is also the least effective option
Ablation therapy used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma requires image guidance, which is usually done via ultrasound, CT or MRI.
Radiology Partners moving its headquarters to Nashville
“It offers proximity to many of our partners, access to top healthcare talent and a strong ecosystem for collaboration," CEO Rich Whitney, MBA, says.
Radiologists among employers’ 5 most-requested specialists, staffing firm says
Hiring managers made 76 requests for rads with AMN Healthcare in 2024-25, up nearly 25% from the 61 seen the previous year.

Cardiology groups among the many voices asking Congress not to cut Medicaid

More than 40 U.S. healthcare organizations are urging Congress not to make sweeping Medicaid cuts that could result in approximately 7.6 million Americans losing health insurance.

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Initial House budget proposal includes radiologist Medicare pay hike

For 2026, the update would be 75% of the Medicare Economic Index and 10% every year from 2027 onward.

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Pharmaceutical company to launch imaging center chain focused on Alzheimer’s disease

Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. plans to deploy the compact PET imaging system from Swiss firm Positrigo, cleared by the U.S. FDA last year.

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Rite Aid closing distribution center and 68 stores

A week after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the liquidation of Rite Aid's remaining assets has begun.

Trump issues sweeping executive order to reduce drug prices

The “most favored nation” policy would reduce the cost of domestic pharmaceuticals to the levels paid in Europe. The executive order also has a sister bill proposed for Congress that would solidify the rule into law.

ASNC, ACC ask US government not to tariff radiopharmaceuticals

The two groups stressed that tariffs would likely impact patient care.

RadNet records rare decrease in imaging procedural volumes

This marks the first time since the pandemic of 2020 that RadNet has seen a same-center decrease in imaging use.

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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to revive shelved imaging appropriate-use criteria program

Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Catherine Cortez Masto are proposing the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, which would eliminate real-time reporting requirements in AUC.

Economics

Radiologists opt out of $2.8B Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement to pursue own litigation

FTC challenges ‘anticompetitive’ TAVR acquisition

When it comes to image-guided ablations, the most cost-effective modality is also the least effective option

Radiology Partners moving its headquarters to Nashville

Radiologists among employers’ 5 most-requested specialists, staffing firm says