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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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.

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Radiology lost $627M in anticipated Medicare payment during 2020’s first half

Across all physician types, the cumulative decrease in spending totaled $9.4 billion, the American Medical Association reported. 

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MRI study underscores patients don’t shop around for lower prices

A new study has reaffirmed that consumers don’t really shop around to find lower healthcare prices.

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CMS finally relents after decade of not covering PET imaging for infection, inflammation

It was back in 2008 that the federal agency decided not to reimburse for this exam, citing scant evidence at the time. 

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Radiologists urge Congress to pause Medicare sequester cuts until after public health crisis

“We are deeply concerned that persistently high COVID-19 rates will continue to stress the entire healthcare system, especially physician practices,” rads wrote recently.