Policy & Regulations

This channel includes news coverage of healthcare policy and regulations set by Congress, the states, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and medical associations and societies.

Radiologists celebrate ‘partial victory’ in fight over payment for key CT service
Medicare Administrative Contractors have “consistently denied coverage" for CT cerebral perfusion analysis, used to assess for signs of stroke.
AMA says Change Healthcare breach is crippling independent practices
A survey of physicians by the American Medical Association reveals that many practices are still losing revenue and struggling to make payroll as a result of the Change Healthcare hack.
ACLU sues North Carolina over illegal detention of mental health patients
A lawsuit filed in federal court claims the state is detaining mentally ill and disabled patients without due process or proper access to treatment.
What happened to cardiology's private practices?
Hospital employment models, reimbursement policies and private equity have all led to a massive reduction in the number of cardiologists working for a private practice, ACC President Cathie Biga, MSN, told Cardiovascular Business.
ACR urges ‘swift congressional action’ to increase the supply of radiologists
The college voiced its concerns in comments recently submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, which held a hearing on doc pay reform.

Radiology groups see mixed bag in feds’ proposal to fix the No Surprises Act

"We strongly urge the departments to establish and enforce penalties for noncompliance," ACR CEO William Thorwarth, MD, wrote to the administration.

January 11, 2024

Radvocacy physician groups team to fight ‘urgent threat’ facing cancer care

The American College of Radiology and American Society for Radiation Oncology are pressing Congress for payment reform to fix a flawed system.

January 10, 2024

breast radiologist breast cancer mammography

Lawmakers in 4 states introduce bills requiring insurers to cover supplemental breast imaging

Those include Florida, New Hampshire, Vermont and Virginia, with thousands of patients standing to benefit, according to Susan G. Komen.

January 10, 2024

Binding cybersecurity standards are close at hand for healthcare

Hospitals that want to remain eligible for federal dollars—including CMS reimbursement—will soon need to show their cybersecurity is up to snuff.

January 10, 2024

Behind Gen. Austin’s controversially quiet ICU stay

Word is out on the elective procedure that started the secretive medical episode in the first place.

January 9, 2024

New expert guidelines: Start PHV evaluations with echocardiography, but other imaging modalities can provide value

New guidelines from the American Society of Echocardiography, made in collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, represent an update of the group's original recommendations from 2009.

January 9, 2024

Bill Shields retires after more than 25 years leading ACR’s legal department

He first joined the college as general counsel in 1998, previously working with the U.S. Department of Defense.

January 9, 2024

FDA clears new point-of-care ultrasound system from Butterfly Network

Butterfly iQ3 is the third generation of the Burlington, Massachusetts, company's semiconductor-based, single-probe, whole-body scanner.

January 9, 2024

Policy & Regulations

Radiologists celebrate ‘partial victory’ in fight over payment for key CT service

AMA says Change Healthcare breach is crippling independent practices

ACLU sues North Carolina over illegal detention of mental health patients

What happened to cardiology's private practices?

ACR urges ‘swift congressional action’ to increase the supply of radiologists