Numerous medical imaging societies, including the ACR, signed onto a letter dated Feb. 25 that was sent to members of Congress requesting collaboration on reforms to the Medicare physician payment system.

Radiologists praised the ruling while AHIP, the nation's largest health insurance lobbying group, called it "misguided." 

UHG called the federal government's position "deeply flawed" and said it plans to "defend our case vigorously" in court. 

“These trends represent the business, market, and technology dynamics that imaging leaders cannot afford to ignore,” Alliance Healthcare Services reported recently. 

Vidant Health has allegedly hid prices from patients, allowing it to overcharge for computed tomography exams and other common procedures, attorneys charged.

“Mergers and acquisitions can work, but only if everyone involved truly knows what they are doing," experts wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings shared its outlook following US Radiology Specialists' largest acquisition in its four-year history. 

The blockbuster $13 billion deal has been in the works for more than a year, with healthcare giant UHG hoping to fold change into its Optum business line.