Over 370 organizations support the legislation including the American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology and the Association of Academic Radiology. 

Those involved want lawmakers to pass three already-proposed bills aimed at improving access to breast MRI, ultrasound and other services. 

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates elected a new president and numerous other positions.

“Also needed are institutional and societal efforts to address LCS capacity, including screening infrastructure investments and quality benchmarking," experts wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

If passed, the bill would authorize the AG to grant, deny or impose conditions related to changes in control or the acquisition of a physician group. 

Drawing inspiration from the World War II “Why We Fight” campaign that rallied support for the U.S. war effort, AMA President Jesse  Ehrenfeld, MD, spoke on the uphill battles physicians are facing today.

New York-based vendor Cleerly recently petitioned CMS to pay for its primary CT software, which assesses scans for signs of coronary artery disease. 

The Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and Health and Human Services recently launched an inquiry into private equity and other corporations’ “increasing control over healthcare."