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.

FDA announces recall of Integra applicators due to sanitation risk
Multiple lots of extended tip applicators from Integra LifeSciences could put patients at risk of serious infection, prompting the FDA to designate the recall as Class I.
Recent fraud cases suggest ‘fake nursing’ has become a troubling career path
A new report reveals that states are keeping databases on “imposter nurses” to slow what could be a growing trend of unlicensed individuals holding nursing positions at hospitals nationwide.
Medtronic receives updated FDA approval for redo TAVR
The company also launched a new clinical trial designed to follow redo TAVR patients who present with symptomatic bioprosthetic valve failure for up to five years.
CDC director, chief medical officer ousted as RFK shakes up agency
CDC Director Susan Monarez, PhD, was less than a month into her role, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 30. Her lawyers said the staffing shakeup was a result of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “weaponizing public health for political gain.”
Under-reimbursement keeping radiologists from using key imaging modality, docs warn CMS
Radiologists and other physicians recently wrote to Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, asking for changes related to contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

Healthcare AI today: Woke AI pros & cons, AI in the states, Doximity’s free AI scribe, more

We’ve looked at woke from all sides now. Woke AI, that is. It’s become a widely discussed thing, thanks to President Donald Trump’s July 23 executive order “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government.”

‘Deep concern’ from American Medical Association amid reports HHS plans to dismiss entire USPSTF

The Wall Street Journal first reported news of the alleged impending ouster on July 25, citing anonymous sources.

American College of Radiology urges federal government to combat poor cancer screening rates

ACR recently made its case in a comment letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting proposed legislation that could help.

American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees Member Scott Ferguson, MD, FACR, a diagnostic radiologist, discusses how and why physicians are opting out of Medicare because the payments no longer are covering their costs. Currently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) say about 50,000 doctors have opted out of the Medicare program, or about 5% of U.S. physicians.

Why more physicians are opting out of Medicare

American Medical Association (AMA) Board of Trustees Member Scott Ferguson, MD, FACR, discusses how and why physicians are opting out of Medicare because the payments no longer are covering their costs.

Stereotaxis MAGIC SWEEP electrophysiology catheter

FDA clears first robotically guided EP mapping catheter for ablation

Stereotaxis has received FDA clearance for the first mapping catheter of its kind. The company emphasized that this is just the first of many robotically navigated devices it is working to bring to the U.S. market.

Ontario government reportedly pulling out of RSNA 2025

The province's Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade had previously exhibited at the world's largest medical imaging conference.

FDA approves updated standard related to breast density reporting

The American College of Radiology requested the update in June, with the changes now taking effect this month.

Uninsured stroke patient sues Maine Med over alleged denial of emergency care

Jamaica resident Edwin George Duffus, 65, claims the hospital discharged him after learning he didn’t have medical coverage. A federal court ruled his lawsuit can move forward.

Policy & Regulations

FDA announces recall of Integra applicators due to sanitation risk

Recent fraud cases suggest ‘fake nursing’ has become a troubling career path

Medtronic receives updated FDA approval for redo TAVR

CDC director, chief medical officer ousted as RFK shakes up agency

Under-reimbursement keeping radiologists from using key imaging modality, docs warn CMS