A bill that would assist entities opening advanced medical imaging facilities in complying with the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio).

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled 2-1 in favor of Obamacare’s individual mandate, which requires that Americans purchase health insurance and that pro-life groups opposed Obamacare because the mandated insurance could fund abortions, not provide protection for pro-life medical workersand may promote rationing.

The health care employment picture is looking healthy, with a total of 11,600 jobs added in October and 313,000 jobs added over the past 12 months, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

Congress will be compelled to slash Medicaid and Medicare unless a significant portion of the deficit reduction plan currently being developed comprises tax increases, states Henry J. Aaron, PhD, senior fellow of economic studies with the Brookings Institution, in an editorial published in the November 3 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine

Carestream today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its CARESTREAM Vue Motion medical image viewer with mobile devices such as Apple iPads in the U.S.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has endorsed recommendations to improve enrollment in, along with quality data and the payment method for, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).

Recent survey findings may indicate that most Americans favor a smaller overall government, but results of a poll released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health show that a majority—52%--truly prefer a “bigger government” that provides more health care services.

Laying the foundation for radiology’s first professional development and leadership academy, the Radiology Leadership Institute ™ (RLI) of the American College of Radiology (ACR) today announced that it has established the RLI Common Body of Knowledge™ (CBK). The RLI CBK provides the framework for delivery of multi-level, in-depth instruction in