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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Imaging manufacturer will pay $18M to settle federal investigation, plus more radiology vendor news

Also, Insightec earns Medicare coverage for MR-guided treatment, a new AI tool to assist with COVID imaging, and Xact Robotics earns FDA clearance to market new product. 

American College of Radiology selects new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute chief

Elizabeth Rula, PhD, will replace Executive Director Danny Hughes, PhD, who has led the institute since its inception in 2012. 

HHS allocates over $4B in relief to hospitals hit hard by the pandemic

One billion of the total will go toward specialty rural hospitals, urban hospitals with certain rural Medicare designations and providers in small metropolitan areas, the administration announced recently.

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ACR: Congress should include delay of ‘controversial’ USPSTF breast cancer screening in final funding bill

Draft legislation recently passed by a House subcommittee ensures the recommendations would be pushed back until 2025.

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Trump’s move to withdraw from WHO puts America’s health at ‘grave risk,’ leading medical groups warn

Leaders of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians and American College of Physicians all cautioned against the president's plan.

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RapidAI receives ‘groundbreaking’ FDA clearance for its neuroimaging stroke platform

The system, known as Aspects, is the first neuroimaging solution in the FDA’s computer-assisted diagnostic software category to receive this designation.

Are 14 hospitals too many for Vermont?

An influential writer in the Green Mountain State who’s lived there since the 1940s is calling for the culling of its hospital network.

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Community hospital issues fix after FDA declares mammography services ‘serious risk to human health’

An Oklahoma provider is resuming breast imaging this week following concerns from the Food and Drug Administration tied to the quality of its services.