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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Provider groups blast White House action on vaping for not going far enough

The FDA's partial ban of e-cigarette flavors like mint and fruit stops well short of previous promises, healthcare groups argued. 

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Year-end spending bills include millions toward key radiology research efforts

Legislation recently signed by President Trump will fund everything from the Cancer Moonshot to a dementia-related imaging study. 

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‘Sharp divisions’ delay action on surprise medical billing until 2020

Some legislators had hoped to enact a legislative remedy to this problem in 2019, with it drawing ire from politicians in both parties. 

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Controversial medical device tax permanently repealed with White House OK

Advocates applauded its demise Friday, Dec. 20, following the president’s final pen stroke. 

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Advocates concerned oncology payment model could leave radiologists in the cold

The American College of Radiology believes a potential cancer care payment model is too “oncology centric,” and could push providers to select imaging services based on cost alone, rather than quality. 

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Repeal of controversial $20B medical device tax may be imminent

Foes of the tax applauded the proposed spending bill on Tuesday, Dec. 17, urging lawmakers to “cross the finish line.” 

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Audit finds thousands of imaging tests were delayed or improperly canceled at VA

That’s according to a bombshell new report from the VA Office of the Inspector General, released on Tuesday., Oct. 10. 

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After legislative push, last national payer holdout commits to covering DBT

Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas McCaffery recently confirmed this TRICARE change in a letter to members of Congress. 

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

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‘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.

Cardiovascular Business
GE HealthCare moves PET/CT scanner production to United States

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