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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ACR experts advising President’s Cancer Panel on boosting breast imaging numbers post-COVID-19

Reduced access to mammography and other services may "exacerbate already significant disparities," Chief Research Officer Etta Pisano, MD, said.

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‘Lockdowns kill people’: Radiologist and White House COVID advisor Scott Atlas blasts colleagues

The neuroradiologist and fellow of Stanford’s Hoover Institution labeled fellow coronavirus counselor Anthony Fauci a "political animal" in a recent interview. 

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4 forces favoring, 5 working against Biden’s wish to lower Medicare eligibility age

President-elect Joe Biden wants to drop Medicare’s eligibility age to 60. If he succeeds, the move might bring in well more than 20 million new enrollees. What are the odds he’ll plant that piece of a potentially sweeping healthcare agenda?  

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3 areas newly ripe for employer-driven change in healthcare policy

A healthcare research firm specializing in purchasing has considered the post-election landscape from the vantage point of large employers offering health benefits to their workers.

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ACR wants transparency as feds work to speed up Medicare coverage for ‘breakthrough’ devices

CMS is proposing to close the so-called “valley of death” between FDA approval of imaging products and Medicare payment authorization. 

Health execs best consider now what a ‘Bidencare’ might look like later

As Joe Biden makes plans to intensify the federal response to the COVID crisis, he can expect support on that agenda item from 77% of Democrats, 62% of independents, 55% of Republicans and 50% of others.

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‘A big deal’: CMS pilot puts onus on ordering providers to support necessity of radiology services

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services first announced the change in late October, which is set to take effect on Dec. 1. 

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Gamma Healthcare halts imaging, lab services after CMS yanks testing certifications

President Jerrod Murphy said he was "blindsided" by the decision from federal regulators, in a report published recently.