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.

Healthcare advocacy in 2025: American Society of Echocardiography reviews a busy year
Healthcare policies have rapidly evolved in recent years, and 2025 was no exception. From payment policies to physician shortages, ASE and other medical societies had plenty to fight for throughout the year.
Integrating prior authorization into clinical workflows cuts costs, speeds up decisions
This utilization management tactic disproportionately affects specialties such as diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology and cardiology.
Medtronic’s diabetes spin-off files for IPO
Make way for MiniMed! Medtronic's diabetes division has filed the necessary paperwork to go public. The company hopes to be traded on Nasdaq under the symbol MMED.
Short-selling investment startup accuses RadNet of exaggerating its success
Founded in 2023, Hunterbrook is an investigative news and investment outlet, which creates reports criticizing publicly traded companies and then benefits from the corresponding drop in share prices
Anthem defends controversial policy penalizing hospitals who use out-of-network radiologists
Rads and other physicians have roundly criticized the change, labeling the policy as “deeply flawed and operationally unworkable.”

Americans' mental, physical health in steady decline since COVID-19 pandemic

The numbers are the lowest seen by Gallup in 25 years, with the percentage of adults reporting their health as “excellent” dropping in both categories.

Healthcare AI newswatch: Ambient AI costs, healthcare AI holdouts, an 86-year-old AI innovator, more

Meet an 86-year-old IT entrepreneur who recently beefed up his AI skills in a challenging postgraduate program.

Radiology AI firm Gleamer expands into MRI with 2 acquisitions

The French company offers solutions across X-ray, mammography and CT, adding MRI to its portfolio by buying Pixyl and Caerus Medical.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HQ

HHS employees offered two months of pay to quit their jobs

That’s in addition to the $25,000 buyout offer from the federal government. Employees have until Friday to resign.

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Giving ground to urology groups on key IR procedure is undermining the specialty, radiologist warns

Urologists are increasingly delivering prostate artery embolization in partnership with IRs, but Adam Lustig, MD, worries this is a slippery slope.

Vintage neon drug sign at the Walgreens pharmacy on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans.

Walgreens $10B private equity buyout financed by 83% debt

A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals details on how Sycamore Partners intends to pay for the struggling pharmacy chain.

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Radiology the top specialty in compensation per hour, new AMA survey says

The profession led the way with average hourly pay of about $281.27, based on answers from 2,653 rads across 78 departments.

Medical University of South Carolina MUSC

Private equity-backed Outpatient Imaging Affiliates launching network of centers through joint venture

The Nashville, Tennessee-based business is teaming with the Medical University of South Carolina to open multiple locations across the Palmetto State.

Economics

Healthcare advocacy in 2025: American Society of Echocardiography reviews a busy year

Integrating prior authorization into clinical workflows cuts costs, speeds up decisions

Medtronic’s diabetes spin-off files for IPO

Short-selling investment startup accuses RadNet of exaggerating its success

Anthem defends controversial policy penalizing hospitals who use out-of-network radiologists