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. 

Breast cancer patients in New Zealand plan march to plea for drug funding

Patients with advanced breast cancer, along with their families and friends are planning a march on New Zealand’s Parliament to ask Pharmac, an area pharmaceutical company, to fund two drugs they say could potentially provide some relief.

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Radiology staffing concerns threaten Theresa May’s cancer strategy

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May recently announced a new cancer strategy by implementing widespread rapid diagnostic centers across the country, in an effort to increase early detection and diagnosis, while improving cancer survival rates. But with a shortage of radiologists in the U.K., the question remains—is this possible?

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California’s breast and ovarian cancer screening bill vetoed due to financial concerns

California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the state’s breast and ovarian cancer screening legislation, AB 2342.

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MITA shows support of Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has issued a statement in support of the recently introduced Medicare Diagnostic Radiopharmaceutical Payment Equity Act of 2018 (HR 6948).

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ACR updates Appropriateness Criteria, launches new online tool for feedback

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released three new and nine revised topics to the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.

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Trump administration hoping to roll back regulations on radiation levels

The Trump administration’s efforts to roll back regulations that limit radiation levels could take a significant step forward this week.

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How a US-Kuwait collaboration set the framework for a mammographic screening program

A collaboration between New York-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and the Kuwait National Mammography Screening Program (KNMSP) allowed for the successful implementation of a national mammographic screening program. Program highlights were published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

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The case for state-level dense breast laws: Increased awareness, patient-physician conversation

State-level breast density reporting laws are associated with increased breast density awareness and increased likelihood of conversations between women and their providers regarding supplemental screening, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Around the web

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.