The Biden administration has given healthcare organizations extra time to comply with a price transparency rule.

After years of delays, the initiative's usefulness has "diminished significantly," imaging leaders from several noted institutions wrote in Health Affairs. 

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2021 in the Senate earlier this month, drawing rad tech support. 

Medicare’s Shared Savings Program (MSSP) saw its best financial performance in 2020, with 513 participating ACOs saving the CMS more than $4 billion gross and almost $2 billion net. 

The publicly traded radiology group, which operates 138 centers, said the directive will prevent its CEO and CFO from trading shares until the firm furnishes key financial documents.

A knee MRI at health giant Mass General in Boston runs anywhere from $800-$4,000 depending on an individual's insurance plan, the New York Times uncovered.

Device manufacturer Sirtex Medical paid the highest total to IR physicians at more than $5.1 million, Johns Hopkins researchers reported. 

ACR voiced its support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act and believes COVID-19 has created an "unprecedented" health crisis among providers.