Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies.

Radiology groups spar over certificate-of-need application for $1.7M new MRI scanner
Diagnostic Imaging of Southbury recently asked for permission to buy a second MR system, with its first currently operating at 120% capacity.
ACR urges Trump administration to exempt VA teleradiologists from return-to-office mandate
The college's concerns relate to the National Teleradiology Program, which employs over 200 rads providing reads to 130-plus healthcare facilities.
CMS boosts Medicare Advantage reimbursement as Dr. Oz takes over
CMS more than doubled the raise in payments for covered services proposed by Biden, increasing the amount from 2.23% to 5.06%.
Judge halts HHS’s $11B cuts to state healthcare programs
In issuing an injunction, a federal district court in Rhode Island ruled that states and their populations would suffer irreparable harm if the funds allocated by Congress were not granted to them.
Medicare Advantage fails to cut radiation therapy costs, despite heavy prior authorization burden
MA cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy tallied higher spending and longer average treatment duration compared to their counterparts on traditional Medicare.

FDA warns against use of troubled heart devices, citing ‘continued concerns’ after multiple recalls

The agency is urging healthcare providers to transition away from these devices and seek out alternatives. It is even working with other manufacturers to try and get similar products on the market as quickly as possible.

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Lack of reimbursement hindering AI adoption, American College of Radiology warns Congress

Determining how to reimburse for healthcare artificial intelligence is likely to be a “complex policy challenge,” CEO William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD, wrote May 6.

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Medicare on solid ground for now but headed for fiscal quicksand

Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund has the wherewithal to pay the full bill for beneficiaries’ stays in hospitals, hospice sites and skilled nursing facilities for the next 12 years. But what then?

Jeff Kuvin, MD, explains the effort to create an new independent cardiology board. He is the ACC point person for the effort.

The push for an independent cardiology board continues

Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, one of the leading voices behind efforts to create a new Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about where things stand today.

Delay in sale of 9-state multispecialty radiology provider spurs Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing

The decision is "a direct consequence of Wall Street private equity vultures looting our healthcare system,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy, citing rising labor costs and reduced reimbursement

The health system employs 40,000 people and cares for more than 12 million patients in eight states.

Radiologists celebrate ‘partial victory’ in fight over payment for key CT service

Medicare Administrative Contractors have “consistently denied coverage" for CT cerebral perfusion analysis, used to assess for signs of stroke.

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AMA says Change Healthcare breach is crippling independent practices

A survey of physicians by the American Medical Association reveals that many practices are still losing revenue and struggling to make payroll as a result of the Change Healthcare hack.

Policy & Regulations

Radiology groups spar over certificate-of-need application for $1.7M new MRI scanner

ACR urges Trump administration to exempt VA teleradiologists from return-to-office mandate

CMS boosts Medicare Advantage reimbursement as Dr. Oz takes over

Judge halts HHS’s $11B cuts to state healthcare programs

Medicare Advantage fails to cut radiation therapy costs, despite heavy prior authorization burden