This occurred during a period when radiologists took on an increasing workload, with relative value units leaping 13.1% during the 16-year study period. 

“After 16 straight years of cuts to radiology this is an unsustainable environment in medicine,” RBMA Executive Director Bob Still wrote to the agency.

Some noteholders to Akumin have organized with debt restructuring law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Bloomberg Law reported Sept. 7

The rule would establish a list of “at least 50” shoppable radiology exams for which providers must publicly disclose pricing on their websites.

Summit Radiology is the product of two organizations—Allen County Radiology Associates and CFB Radiology, with roots dating to the 1960s—merging in 1995. 
 

The payer has allegedly engaged in “slow pay and no pay tactics," resulting in an "enormous" volume of claims being denied or downgraded.

Supported by Chicago-based Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, the company has grown rapidly in recent years to now include 100-plus locations.

Since 2020, the “virtual practice” has grown to include more than 75 physicians operating across 47 states, with leaders seeking to hire more.

Tucson, Arizona-based Radiology Ltd. was set to see its contract with the nation's largest commercial health insurer expire on Aug. 15. 

Researchers believe this information underlines the “critical need” for advocacy at a national level among IR professionals. 

When stated in dollar terms, the median price for imaging services was $490 across commercial plans compared to $191 in MA, experts wrote in Health Affairs.