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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Radiologists and surgeons want CMS to eliminate ‘misguided’ payment barriers to lung cancer screening

Physician societies "strongly disagree" with criteria limiting LDCT screening to those who have quit smoking within 15 years.

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Nanox seeking FDA clearance for its multi-source 3D imaging machine

The Israeli startup hopes to receive clearance for its novel multi-source Nanox.ARC 3D digital tomosynthesis modality.

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Docs recommend fixing peer-to-peer prior authorization reviews to rein in problem plaguing radiology

Oftentimes, the payer representative has little knowledge of the imaging exam or other treatment under review, physicians charged.

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UnitedHealthcare delays ED policy; ACR says ‘flawed’ rule may violate patient protection laws

The nation's largest commercial health insurer is pausing implementation until "at least the end of the national public health emergency period," the organization said recently.

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FDA renewal ensures federal committee oversees medical imaging drug safety until 2023

The Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee reviews data on radiopharmaceuticals and contrast media, recommending best practices to the agency's commissioner.

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UnitedHealthcare updates ‘onerous’ prior authorization process following ACR objections

The nation's largest commercial insurer recently started forcing physicians to jump through extra hoops before getting paid for certain outpatient services. 

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FDA’s new drug approval means little if CMS won’t update amyloid PET policy, imaging advocate says

Alzheimer's patients will need to have a brain scan showing the presence of beta-amyloid in order to receive Biogen's Aduhelm (aducanumab) treatment, yet Medicare doesn't cover such exams.

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Under new legislation, Medicare would cover radiology assistants’ services in all settings

Absent passage of HR 3657, the profession is “in peril,” with RAs losing their jobs and left unable to practice to the full extent of their training, advocates said. 

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