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. 

Controversial radiologist Scott Atlas still dispensing COVID-19 advice in Florida

“There’s no evidence that a mask mandate has worked,” the Stanford fellow and former White House advisor said during a recent panel discussion.

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Imaging advocates continue fight against Medicare cuts as House takes first key step

SNMMI, the Center for Diagnostic Imaging and the Radiology Business Management Association are urging Senate leaders to pass the bill before March ends. 

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Radiologists, other docs praise split Senate’s confirmation of Xavier Becerra as new HHS chief

Lawmakers voted 50-49 to move the California attorney general’s nomination forward, with Becerra now becoming the first Latino leader of the massive federal department. 

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Medicare must update lung cancer screening coverage to ensure access, ACR and others charge

Advocates called on CMS to open a National Coverage Determination reconsideration on the topic, according to a recent letter addressed to leaders atop the federal agency.

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Managed Medicare plans fall short at cutting unnecessary imaging and other low-value care

Such care was just as common among Medicare Advantage enrollees as traditional fee-for-service patients, according to a new JAMA Network Open analysis.

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New law aimed at addressing incidental findings care gaps missing the mark, radiologists say

Pennsylvania enacted the rule in 2018, requiring all diagnostic imaging providers to directly notify outpatients of any significant abnormalities. 

MRI founder celebrates the modality’s 50th anniversary by ringing Nasdaq closing bell

Raymond V. Damadian, MD, first discovered MR imaging in 1970, launching Fonar Corporation—the world's first MRI company—eight years later.

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Google search trends help predict imaging demand among Medicare beneficiaries

Others have used the tech giant’s index of popular search terms to forecast everything from the stock market to disease outbreaks.