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. 

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FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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Appeals court overrules radiologists’ previous win in No Surprises Act fight

This marks a rare victory for the Biden administration and federal agencies seeking to uphold provisions of the No Surprises Act. 

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Medicare to boost payment for certain diagnostic imaging agents

CMS is moving forward with a proposal to issue separate reimbursement for radiopharmaceuticals—a change long lobbied for by the imaging industry. 

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Medicare to more than double reimbursement for CCTA, likely spurring greater demand

Beginning Jan. 1, CMS will up the rate for cardiac computed tomography angiography from $175 to $357.13, "encouraging broader use for better patient outcomes.” 

‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

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Medicare issues final 2025 physician fee schedule with 2.83% conversion factor cut

“Despite rising practice costs, CMS continues to cut physician reimbursement, denying the reality of the burdens under which our healthcare system operates," SIR said Friday. 

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Lawmakers introduce radiologist-endorsed, bipartisan bill to halt Medicare cuts

Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., and colleagues are proposing the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which would halt a 2.8% reduction to the conversion factor.  

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American College of Radiology updates imaging appropriateness criteria with 8 new topics

ACR is adding new entries covering scenarios such as brain tumors, inflammatory ear disease, and lung cancer staging after therapy. 

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The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

The all-in-one Omni Legend PET/CT scanner is now being manufactured in a new production facility in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

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