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.

DOJ announces 324 arrests in $14.6B healthcare fraud crackdown
Of those arrested, 96 are doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers. All face charges related to telehealth prescriptions, illegal opioid distribution and fraudulent billing practices.
Radiologists say Senate budget changes ‘threaten’ access to medical education
The American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology and over 50 other medical societies expressed their concern to Senate committee leaders in a letter sent June 24.
What can federal health agencies do to revive the fading trust of the public?
Confidence in public health entities is spiraling downward in the U.S., and once-revered Washington institutions like the CDC and NIH are among the casualties in serious condition. How to break the negative momentum?
AAP, other physician societies double down on Kennedy-crossing vaccination stance
5 high-profile physician leaders: ‘Misinformation, politicization of commonsense public health efforts and sudden changes to federal vaccine guidance are creating mass confusion and diminishing trust in public health.’
Supreme Court upholds ACA’s preventive care mandate
Radiologist and cancer care advocacy groups commended the court’s 6-3 ruling in favor of HHS on Friday.

The clearance covers the use of Sectra’s digital review application in conjunction with Leica’s Aperio GT 450 DX scanner.

The bioresorbable stent, examined at length for the LIFE-BTK clinical trial, stays in place for up to three years before completely dissolving.

Owner UnitedHealth had claimed services would be largely restored by late March, but doc groups such as the MGMA claim things are still a mess.

The healthcare employers’ trade group said a nationwide ban on noncompete contracts will stifle investment in new technologies.

“Radiologists themselves can and should play a key role in policy creation at every level," members of the specialty wrote in JACR.

Tracking technologies sent patient information to advertisers such as Microsoft, Google and Meta.

The Amsterdam-based industry giant has extended its inspection window to ensure that no additional imaging equipment recalls are missed.

Congressional budget requirements mean that any pay bump to one fee-for-service provider type necessitates balancing cuts to others.