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.

Cardiology groups among the voices concerned about more medical device tariffs
When the Trump administration requested public input on adding more tariffs for PPE and all medical devices, hundreds of public comments were submitted. One common concern among those responses is that healthcare providers could be left with significantly higher costs.
Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more
If you’ve sensed healthcare AI spending has been going extra-gangbusters over the past year or so, your perceptions are impressively attuned.
UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability
“Rapidly rising healthcare costs continue to be a top concern for members and their employers," the nation's largest commercial insurer wrote in a recent letter to an unidentified imaging group.
Minnesota investigates nonprofit hospital’s use of illegal noncompete contracts
Such contract provisions are illegal in the state. However, doctors at Aspirus Health’s St. Luke’s Hospital said they’re being pressured to sign contract renewals with noncompete clauses under threat of termination.
AI could reduce reliance on gadolinium for contrast-enhanced MRI
New artificial intelligence technology could be used as a complimentary tool alongside low-dose GBCAs to enhance exams without sacrificing image quality.

AI’s black box could help or hinder the anti-COVID cause

A generation gap may be emerging within the gold rush of computer scientists and software developers racing to weaponize AI for the fight against COVID-19.

ACR, numerous others urge Congress to keep surprise billing fix out of COVID relief package

Three radiology societies and groups representing "hundreds of thousands" of docs made their plea in a letter to congressional leaders.

Shifting payer mix due to COVID-19 putting pressure on radiology practice margins

With a pandemic-induced move toward Medicaid or other lower-paying reimbursement sources, providers must get creative, imaging experts advise.

RSNA awarded federal grant to create radiology training hub in Africa

The $750,000 in funding will be used to establish a new educational institution, part of the organization's Global Learning Centers program launched last year.

Statute of limitations derails family’s malpractice claim against Florida radiologist, Mednax affiliate

Stacey Castro originally sued in 2015 claiming she received "negligent" medical care and changed the complaint last year to add her three minor children as co-parties in the suit.

Esteemed epidemiologist: ‘We must start treating immediately’ with hydroxychloroquine

Contrary to popular politicized opinion, hydroxychloroquine can be highly effective against COVID-19, according to a seasoned epidemiology professor at the Yale School of Public Health.

Provider orgs holding off on consolidation during the pandemic

The COVID crisis is affecting U.S. healthcare even at the level of high finance, suppressing merger and acquisition activity in the provider sector by almost 20% in 2020’s second quarter versus its first.

HHS officially extends COVID-19 public health emergency declaration

The American College of Radiology and other provider groups had advocated for the renewal, which has several implications for physicians.

Policy & Regulations

Cardiology groups among the voices concerned about more medical device tariffs

Healthcare AI today: Spending skyrockets, UnitedHealth finetunes AI claims processing, more

UnitedHealthcare cutting radiology group pay rates in bid to preserve affordability

Minnesota investigates nonprofit hospital’s use of illegal noncompete contracts

AI could reduce reliance on gadolinium for contrast-enhanced MRI