Insured or not, few Americans are immune to medical debt. And when a budget-busting event comes, it can significantly worsen such basic social determinants of health (SDOH) as housing security and food affordability.

Notwithstanding CMS’ most-shoppable-services rule, radiology researchers find much work lies ahead “if the goal of online price estimators is for patients to use them.”

Why are patients paying far less out of their pockets for mammography now than two decades ago—while shelling out a lot more for other common imaging exams?

Patients with autoimmune hepatitis may be better monitored across disease stages by AI-augmented multiparametric MRI than by liver biopsy, as the imaging has proven less costly and is inherently less risky due to its noninvasiveness. 

Collectors of medical memorabilia may want to plan on preserving the January 2023 print edition of Radiology.