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.

ACC raises red flags over telehealth, payment reform and the cardiologist shortage
"We need telehealth the way we had it for COVID," Cathie Biga told Cardiovascular Business at TCT 2025. "We don't want to go back to having it so restricted."
Radiologists remain dominant specialty for key clot-busting procedure, with opportunity for expansion
Cardiologists recorded the biggest overall uptick in claims at roughly 185%, according to research published Thursday in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Healthcare AI today: Rusty clinical skills, AI growing up so fast, AI for the malnourished
Clinicians who come to rely on AI for decision support risk the dulling of their skills. The concern is not new. But now comes a pointed call to researchers: Inquire about the particulars of the peril.
Hospital lobby strongly urges Medicare to delay model targeting ‘wasteful’ radiology services
The American Medical Association also recently held a webinar about WISeR to share key details with physicians.
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.

American College of Radiology issues heads-up on possible payment denials at certain facility types

ACR is urging providers who encounter such denials to contact their local Medicare Administrative Contractor and consults related CMS documents.

ACR applauds FDA about-face on use of iodinated contrast in children

The update marks a change from the FDA's stance on the topic last year.

CMS to punish hospitals sooner for price transparency noncompliance

Several studies have found that compliance is low with the government's new price transparency regulations. CMS hopes these newly announced changes can make a difference.

AI-based prostate cancer management technology makes official debut in clinical settings

The recently FDA-cleared program merges patient-specific information from prostate imaging, biopsies and pathology, resulting in a deep learning algorithm that creates an AI-generated 3D map of cancer.

FDA halts mammography services at facility that posed ‘serious risk to human health’

University Park OBGYN had its accreditation revoked effective in September, with the facility opting not to appeal the ruling, the FDA said.

Abbott life support system gains 2 new FDA clearances aimed at providing long-term relief

Certain uses of the CentriMag acute circulatory support system were previously limited to six hours, but the FDA has now cleared long-term treatment so that clinicians have more time to provide high-quality care.

No Surprises Act is working, new analysis contends, though it’s straining radiology providers’ margins

Urban Institute experts believe that OON payments and dispute resolutions will begin influencing negotiations tied to in-network imaging providers.

Medtronic's MiniMed 780G system for treating type 1 diabetes

Medtronic’s new insulin pump gains FDA approval

The device, available in much of Europe since 2020, features Medtronic's new meal detection technology.

Policy & Regulations

ACC raises red flags over telehealth, payment reform and the cardiologist shortage

Radiologists remain dominant specialty for key clot-busting procedure, with opportunity for expansion

Healthcare AI today: Rusty clinical skills, AI growing up so fast, AI for the malnourished

Hospital lobby strongly urges Medicare to delay model targeting ‘wasteful’ radiology services

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