The White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is urging Congress to take legislative action to promote work requirements in Medicaid.

Incidentalomas are an ever-increasing presence in imaging, Reuters Health reported this week, but they often do more harm than good, according to a recent review of more than half a million patients.

CMS announced several proposed changes this week—including changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP)—that it says are “historic” and “would fundamentally improve the nation’s healthcare system.”

Amazon is reportedly in talks with healthcare startup Xealth and two hospital networks about a pilot project that would allow doctors to recommend and deliver bundles of medical products to patient homes upon discharge.

Research is a fundamental component of any radiology residency, but residents are struggling to find adequate time, interest or faculty mentorship to complete the requirement, a group of doctors reported this month in the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. 

CMS proposed several changes to its Medicare billing standards July 12, including paying doctors for virtual visits and alleviating some of their administrative burden.

After the Trump administration halted roughly $10 billion in risk adjustment payments designated for ACA insurers, CMS Administrator Seema Verma defended the decision.

A patient at Palm Coast Urgent Care in Palm Coast, Florida, thought she was receiving advice about where she could get a mammogram. But then, she says, a physician led her into an examination room and grabbed her breasts.