“Reducing the cost and increasing the accessibility of MRI for [clinically significant prostate cancer] is critical for the viability of MRI screening programs," experts wrote. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed the news under the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released on Aug. 1

The Radiology Business Management Association on Tuesday praised the ruling, calling it a “significant victory for patients and providers.” 

Bharath Krishnamurthy, director of health policy and analytics, American Hospital Association, explains factors leading to the economic instability of the U.S. healthcare system. 

For the fourth year in a row, nurse practitioners are the most in-demand provider position, according to new research from AMN Healthcare (formerly Merritt Hawkins). 

Lung transplant recipients are at an increased risk of osteoporosis following surgery and already must undergo multiple such scans following the procedure. 

South Carolina-based Prisma Health said it opened the facilities to better serve outpatients who require nonurgent imaging.  
 

Prior to adding the IR facility, Mercy said it believes potential patients were traveling outside the region to obtain IR services.