A North Carolina radiology provider has stopped performing mammography screenings after technical concerns led to it losing accreditation for the service. 

Yale University researchers recently made their pitch to address the practice of surprise medical billing in a new study, published Monday, Dec. 16, in Health Affairs. 

The ACR analyzed a small sample of mammograms completed at Raleigh Radiology Blue Ridge over a two year period, finding quality problems in some images.

The Tokyo-based company hopes to add scale to better compete with the top global players in imaging. 

Medical debt is a significant factor in the reasons Americans file for bankruptcy, and Americans facing major health scares are also likely to face financial setbacks.

A CVS Health subsidiary, Omnicare, is facing a lawsuit from the Department of Justice over allegations the company defrauded government health programs by providing prescription drugs to thousands of long-term care facilities without proper prescriptions.

HHS has issued a set of two proposed rules aimed at improving the availability of organs for the 113,000 Americans on waitlists for transplants.

Foes of the tax applauded the proposed spending bill on Tuesday, Dec. 17, urging lawmakers to “cross the finish line.”