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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House lawmakers, ACR push bill requiring Medicaid to cover CT lung cancer screenings

U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., recently reintroduced the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act. 

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Expanding lung cancer screening eligibility criteria could save tens of thousands of lives

“These findings suggest that current screening guidelines miss most patients with lung cancer, and age-based screening could improve detection and cost-effectiveness," experts note.

Rad tech who reconstructed CT images of women for his 'sexual proclivities' banned from working in healthcare

The radiographer claimed he created the images “for educational purposes,” but his colleagues maintain there was no clinical value to his recons.

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Elon Musk's 'DOGE' officially shut down, sources say

Reuters is reporting the White House has officially ended the staff-cutting project, which has been quiet since July. During its run, the Department of Government Efficiency cut thousands of staff from federal healthcare agencies.

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Report: Trump to announce 2-year extension to ACA subsidies

According to three sources cited by Politico, the White House is planning to announce a new healthcare plan that will include the now-expired Affordable Care Act tax credits.

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CMS to cover cardiac ablations performed in ASCs—cardiology group calls it a ‘tremendous victory’

Electrophysiologists can now perform cardiac ablation outside of a hospital setting. Groups such as the American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society have been pushing for this change for quite some time, pointing to the potential to cut costs and boost patient satisfaction.

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FDA issues recall on video laryngoscopes after battery leaks, power failures

A model of i-View Video Laryngoscopes manufactured by Intersurgical is defective and will need to be removed from patient care settings and supply houses immediately, as they pose a serious risk to patient health.

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Poor CT planning will 'wreak havoc' on 1 of nation's busiest EDs, staff say

Residents, nurses, technologists and transporters at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, believe planned downtime will cripple an "already incredibly overstretched hospital.”