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.”

Congress reaches deal to partially blunt Medicare pay cut, ditches prior authorization reform

UPDATED Dec. 23: Lawmakers have now ditched the previously agreed-upon deal and passed a slimmed-down version at the urging of President-elect Trump.

Prenuvo's newest location in New York City.

Whole-body MRI startup Prenuvo’s recent ‘milestone’ would mark $250M in revenue

The California-based company said Tuesday that it has scanned 100,000 patients, charging $2,499 a pop for the 60-minute elective exam.

S&P issues negative outlook for radiology vendor amid weaker-than-expected operating performance

Varex Imaging saw its revenues decline 9% in fiscal 2024, down to $811 million, as the X-ray component-maker faces lower demand for medical imaging products.

Radiology CEO discusses bankruptcy and why he’s optimistic about his company’s second-chance future

Radiology Business sat down with Akumin's new CEO, Krishna Kumar, MBA, who took over the role in February, the same month the organization emerged from Chapter 11.

Senators introduce radiologist-backed bill to punish payers for ignoring No Surprises Act rulings

Sens. Roger Marshall, MD, and Michael Bennet have unveiled the NSA Enforcement Act after representatives proposed a similar House bill in September.

Private equity-backed Solis Mammography enters new market, acquiring 6 imaging centers

Radiologist Suzanne Dabbous, MD, founded Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in 2013, expanding the business across San Antonio, Texas.

Radiology Partners study unearths 3 common barriers to lung cancer screening

RP affiliate Desert Radiology surveyed 300 screening-eligible patients during their visits, sharing the findings in the journal of Cancer Epidemiology.

RBMA Board member Kit Crancer outlines the key legislation in radiology to watch.

Pending radiology bills in Congress and predicting the Trump administration's impact on imaging

Kit Crancer, RBMA board member, speaks with Radiology Business about key legislative developments on the Hill that will affect the specialty.

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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