Healthcare premiums have been rising rapidly over the past two years, but not all markets are seeing the same rates of inflation. Areas with fewer insurers are reporting higher premiums than other markets, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs.

Strategic Radiology announced Thursday, Aug. 9, that Kansas City, Kansas-based United Imaging Consultants (UIC) has joined the company’s coalition of private practice radiologists.

After halting, then restarting, payments for the healthcare insurance risk-adjustment program, CMS has proposed keeping the payments for the 2018 benefits rule.

Many women are skeptical about the concept of undergoing risk-based breast cancer screening, according to a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Multi-trauma patients over 30 years old, as well as those with severe injuries or wounds across three or more body parts, see an increased risk for missed injury during early whole-body CT interpretation, according to research published in Radiology.

The trade war between the U.S. and China continues to grow. The U.S. announced Tuesday, Aug. 7, that it will impose 25 percent tariffs on an additional $16 billion worth of goods imported from China.

Though it’s common practice, imaging hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients one month after selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) rarely changes case management, a team from Minneapolis, Minnesota, reported in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging this month. 

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has announced that the U.S. government’s previously announced second round of tariffs on Chinese imports—impacting approximately $16 billion worth of products—is now official.