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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Private equity could face more scrutiny as FTC turns up the dial on merger reviews

Both the complexity and volume of deals has soared in recent years, the agency noted, prompting the need to review premerger forms for the first time in years. 

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ACR, members of Congress agree: ‘Great urgency’ needed to reform MACRA

The college issued its call to action on June 29, noting that the value-based care effort has been “plagued with challenges" since its inception.    

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Radiology society says EPA proposal could pose ‘significant disruptions’ to patient care

New standards for disinfecting devices could reduce sterilization capacity by upward of 50%, advocates estimate. 

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American Medical Association slams Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, saying it 'undermines decades of progress'

"Diversity is vital to healthcare, and this court ruling deals a serious blow to our goal of increasing medical career opportunities for historically marginalized and minoritized people."

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FDA approves Bayer’s imaging agent Ultravist for use in contrast-enhanced mammography

The Germany-based corporation said this is the “only contrast agent approved for this indication” in America. 

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American College of Radiology voices support for MD tapped to lead NIH amid confirmation hearing holdup

“We must not lose momentum," ACR, the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research and more than 100 other organizations wrote to leaders of the U.S. Senate. 

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Physician-owned hospitals charge less for imaging than their counterparts

The finding comes as lobbying groups urge Congress to repeal an ongoing moratorium on doc hospital ownership

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American College of Radiology, AMA partner to fight nonphysician scope creep

ACR recently highlighted the collaboration, labeling scope of practice as “one of the leading issues that are addressed by state legislatures.” 

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.