When Sarah Kliff, healthcare reporter for Vox, saw an emergency department bill charging more than $600 for an encounter that ended with a band-aid, she and the media company undertook a year-long project to explore as many ED bills as possible.

Healthcare providers are working to communicate with patients about errors more and more, hoping that well-planned disclosure and apology processes can help limit legislative action and improve care. What is radiology’s role in this growing trend?

Enrollment of people who are ineligible for subsidies on the individual healthcare market appears to be slowing down, according to a recent report from CMS.

Women with breast arterial calcifications (BACs) are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to a new analysis published in the European Journal of Radiology, this opens the door for mammograms to screen patients for both breast cancer and CVD at once.

If IBM’s Watson goes down as an early failure of AI in healthcare, the fumble may be recorded as an unforced error made by humans who were determined to position the company as the first serious player on the field.  

Less than a year after coming aboard HHS as senior advisor to the agency’s secretary Alex Azar, for drug pricing reform, John O’Brien is stepping down from his position.

Hospital prices continue to rise and are a major contributor to overall spending in the healthcare sector, which is expected to hit $6 trillion by 2027.

Out-of-network billing in emergency departments has risen over the last few years, often leaving patients with surprise expenses even when they have insurance coverage and receive care from an in-network hospital.