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. 

Physicians fight to end ban on doc-owned hospitals while AHA advocates for status quo

A proposal to end the moratorium on new POHs was among several policies discussed at a House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing Oct. 19. 

October 19, 2023
Edwards Lifesciences gained European CE mark approval for Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system.

Edwards gains CE mark approval for new tricuspid valve replacement device

The approval represents a significant moment in the treatment of structural heart disease. Edwards will share updated data on the device at TCT 2023 in San Francisco.  

October 19, 2023
Medicare money payment

Poll of Medicare beneficiaries shows ‘overwhelming’ opposition to cutting radiologist pay

More than three-quarters of those reached said they disagree with reducing reimbursement to rads under the 2024 fee schedule, RBMA and MITA reported Thursday. 

October 19, 2023
Money court lawsuit judge ruling scales of justice

UnitedHealthcare owes Radiology Partners affiliate $153.5M in underpayment dispute, arbitration panel rules

The preliminary award includes $134M in underpayment damages, $9M in prejudgment interest, and $2.2M in attorney fees, arbitrators confirmed. 

October 18, 2023
An interactive diagram for the carotids and arteries of the brain for interventional reporting shown by Fujifilm at HIMSS 2023. Photo by Dave Fornell

CMS changes coverage policy for carotid stenting to make it more widely available

A group of interventional cardiologists, neurologists and vascular surgeons successfully petitioned Medicare to change its coverage determination for carotid stenting procedures.

October 18, 2023
Healthcare M&A, mergers and acquisitions business deal.

FTC wants to hear from physicians about their experiences with private equity

Chair Lina M. Khan spoke about the topic during the closing keynote at the American College of Emergency Physicians’ annual meeting in Philadelphia.

October 17, 2023
artificial intelligence money finance acquisition

Number of FDA-cleared AI imaging tools expected to skyrocket by 2035, backed by $30B in funding

During the past seven years, the availability of such products has continued to grow, with medical imaging accounting for 85% of digital health’s venture capital funding.

October 17, 2023
lung cancer screening

Radiology experts score $4.6M grant to develop liquid biopsy technology for early lung cancer detection

“The goal is to create a blood test that can be used in clinics to complement CT imaging assessment of lung nodules for cancer risk," UCLA radiologist Denise Aberle noted. 

October 16, 2023