Among Medicare beneficiaries, there was a marked drop in the delivery of percutaneous renal artery angioplasty, used to treat a narrowed artery, between 2010 and 2018.

CMS intends to soon propose a new national coverage determination that would loosen restrictions around PET payment, according to a report published Monday. 

H.R. 4286 also would expand coverage for tobacco cessation in the federal payment program, including counseling and medication-assisted treatment. 

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

With a bit fewer than 7 million residents, Massachusetts ranks a middling 16th in population among the states. However, when it comes to internet searches for terms associated with emerging technologies per 100,000 residents, the Bay State is No. 1.

Radiology Business Management Association President Kit Crancer discusses the current coverage landscape for women's imaging and one promising national development. 

American Society of Echocardiography President Stephen Little, MD, says several trends and technologies are coming together at once, leading to renewed interest in echo.

“It's very important,” one cardiologist said. “This is a life-saving test and it's very frustrating that we can't access the medication.”