UPDATE: Congress on Friday, Dec. 20, passed a slimmed down version of the original continuing resolution with no physician Medicare pay fix. 

UPDATED Dec. 23: Lawmakers have now ditched the previously agreed-upon deal and passed a slimmed-down version at the urging of President-elect Trump. 

Radiology Business sat down with Akumin's new CEO, Krishna Kumar, MBA, who took over the role in February, the same month the organization emerged from Chapter 11. 

Sens. John Boozman and Ben Ray Luján on Thursday reintroduced the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA). 

Kit Crancer, RBMA board member, speaks with Radiology Business about key legislative developments on the Hill that will affect the specialty. 

Radiologist Suzanne Dabbous, MD, founded Avestēe Women's Imaging Centers in 2013, expanding the business across San Antonio, Texas.

The BCBS decision pertains to gadopiclenol, a gadolinium-based product sold under the brand names Elucirem and Vueway. 

The California-based company said Tuesday that it has scanned 100,000 patients, charging $2,499 a pop for the 60-minute elective exam. 

Eliminating reimbursement gaps may reduce the healthcare and outcome disparities experienced by these underserved groups, ACR-affiliated researchers reported. 

Sens. Roger Marshall, MD, and Michael Bennet have unveiled the NSA Enforcement Act after representatives proposed a similar House bill in September. 

RP affiliate Desert Radiology surveyed 300 screening-eligible patients during their visits, sharing the findings in the journal of Cancer Epidemiology.