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.

Cardiologist sparks fresh debate over mandatory vaccines
The cardiologist at the head of an influential CDC panel sees serious problems with modern vaccine policies. While many experts seem to disagree, one organization has jumped to his defense.
FDA shares update about CGM sensor recalls—issue now linked to 860 serious injuries
Abbott first warned the public about this problem in November. Now, for the second time in less than a month, the FDA is providing additional details.
Momentum builds as several states propose supplemental breast imaging legislation in 2026
Hawaii is the latest to introduce legislation aimed at closing coverage gaps, following similar action from Alabama, Arizona, California, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people
A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures.
FDA clears algorithm that spots and quantifies incidental lung nodules
The platform provides radiologists with a Malignancy Similarity Index score, used to help determine the likelihood that an incidental nodule is malignant.

FDA warns vendor over 'life threatening' risks related to X-ray device

The mobile radiography units have reportedly been linked to two incidents—a near-miss involving a patient and a crash into an X-ray control panel.

Symptom-detected breast cancers nearly 7 times more likely to be diagnosed at advanced stage

Advances in treatment are often credited with improving breast cancer outcomes, but new findings suggest the decrease in mortality may actually be due to improved screening initiatives.

Reflow Medical Spur Peripheral Retrievable Stent System

New-look peripheral stent with expandable spikes receives FDA’s de novo classification

California-based Reflow Medical gained the approval after submitting data from the DEEPER REVEAL clinical trial. The device was associated with a high success rate and improved outcomes in CLTI patients.

Healthcare AI newswatch: MAHA’s AI stumble, OpenAI’s healthcare offensive, Mayo’s AI startup support, more

Mayo Clinic is looking to give promising medtech startups a seriously running start. Toward that end, the august institution has launched the new Mayo Venture Partner program.

Radiologist Radiology Money Dollar X-ray Scan Finance

Percentage of radiologists in private practice continues to plummet, AMA says

About 46.9% of physicians in the specialty said they work in a setting wholly owned by physicians, down from 63.6% in the inaugural 2012 survey from the American Medical Association.

money court scale of justice ruling legal settlement

Radiology Partners the No. 1 initiator of No Surprises Act disputes with 136,784, CMS says

The El Segundo, California-based industry giant accounted for about 15% of all disputes in Q4 of 2024 and 18% in Q3.

Elon Musk and his business partner abruptly leave DOGE

The billionaire CEO of Tesla said his time serving in an official capacity in the Trump administration is at an end, though he will remain an advisor.

Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, associate director of the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and an associate professor of health policy and management, Harvard School of Public Health, explains the impact of private equity ownership of hospitals and private practices.

Private equity's influence continues to rise in cardiology—what does that mean for patient care?

Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, a cardiologist who also specializes in healthcare policy, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about the good, the bad and the unknown when it comes to private equity's role in cardiology.

Policy & Regulations

Cardiologist sparks fresh debate over mandatory vaccines

FDA shares update about CGM sensor recalls—issue now linked to 860 serious injuries

Momentum builds as several states propose supplemental breast imaging legislation in 2026

Surgery society disavows ‘gender affirming’ interventions for young people

FDA clears algorithm that spots and quantifies incidental lung nodules