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.

Over 1,000 hospitals earn $700M opioid crisis judgement
Drug distributors AmerisourceBergen (Cencora), Cardinal Health, McKesson, Johnson & Johnson, Teva and Allergan do not admit to wrongdoing. However, they have agreed to a settlement which will compensate providers for opioid abuse treatments.
Radiology pushes for doc fix as government funding deadline looms
Momentum is building for the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, the AMA notes, with 99 bipartisan co-sponsors in the House.
Imaging industry urges Congress to oppose cuts to critical research overhead payments
Failing to fund these functions, advocates contend, will result in challenges that could potentially halt progress in imaging industry innovation.
University of Missouri Health Care's 7T scanner joins exclusive ACR accreditation club
There are fewer than 40 of these 7T MRI scanners in North America, and MU Health Care’s is one of less than 10 to achieve ACR accreditation.
VA planning 83,000 layoffs as part of restructuring
The reports are based on a leaked internal memo in which the agency said it’s working closely with Elon Musk’s DOGE to cut jobs.

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Congress reaches bipartisan deal to blunt Medicare cuts, drawing praise from radiology advocates

“A pandemic is not the time to be cutting access to doctors for patients on Medicare,” said Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, D-Wash.

American Heart Association supports new ‘surprise billing’ legislation, but physician groups have serious doubts

According to the AHA, the No Surprises Act will "make a truly meaningful difference" to millions of patients. Physicians, on the other hand, have shared significant concerns about the legislation.

Lawmakers pressure congressional leaders to fix clinical labor update set to stifle radiologist pay

Advocates have said these changes would necessitate “massive” pay reductions, with interventional radiologists and radiation oncologists bearing the brunt.

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Radiology advocates express dismay after stopgap spending bill fails to address specialty’s concerns

The measure to extend funding through Feb. 18 does not include any of the changes championed by physicians.

Radiology research publications see marked increase thanks to resident-managed peer mentor program

Research publications by radiologists increased by 167% during the second year of the mentorship program, doctors at West Virginia University reported.

ACR sounds alarm as 1st insurer uses No Surprises Act to carve out docs who won't accept ‘drastic’ cuts

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is allegedly using "strong arm tactics," forcing physicians to swallow cuts as high as 30%, emboldened by the controversial federal policy.

Judge halts Biden administration's worker vaccine mandate

More than 17 million healthcare workers and 67,000 providers are likely affected by the now-paused instruction.

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Americans are paying more than ever for healthcare, but how much depends on where they live.

Policy & Regulations

Over 1,000 hospitals earn $700M opioid crisis judgement

Radiology pushes for doc fix as government funding deadline looms

Imaging industry urges Congress to oppose cuts to critical research overhead payments

University of Missouri Health Care's 7T scanner joins exclusive ACR accreditation club

VA planning 83,000 layoffs as part of restructuring