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. 

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Married couple in New York arrested for stealing $3M from Medicaid

Rohail Raja, 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, 45, are charged with first-degree grand larceny which carries a possible penalty of 25 years in prison. The duo are accused of submitting fraudulent bills to Medicaid for transportation services they never delivered.

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FDA clears new cloud-native advanced imaging suite

The product will become available to certain users as early as next week, according to a news release on its recent approval. 

Nearly 600K bottles of blood pressure drug recalled due to carcinogen risk

The FDA has detailed three voluntary recalls for prazosin hydrochloride, a medication used to treat hypertension, due to safety concerns.

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FDA clears new AI-enabled coronary plaque analysis software

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging, a Canadian medtech company, received the key approval for its cvi42 | Plaque platform.

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Mammography services suspended at 2 hospitals following ACR review

A news release indicates the suspensions are due to breast images not meeting the college's clinical quality standards. 

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Consolidation may be driving radiologists away from practicing as generalists

Radiologists who experienced a practice closure are more likely to operate as subspecialists afterward, according to new Neiman research.  

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FDA warns Philips after issues arise at multiple manufacturing facilities

Meanwhile, the Amsterdam-based imaging giant said it has already taken action to begin correcting these issues. 

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FDA accepts application for new Alzheimer’s PET imaging agent from Lantheus

The company is working to commercialize MK-6240, a radiodiagnostic that targets tau protein tangles—a “key hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases.”