A study in New Jersey, one of a growing number of states to mandate that insurers pay for sonograms of breasts deemed dense in screening mammography exams, may provide additional ammo to detractors who warn that such legislation is misplaced and unproductive. 

When it comes to inserting chest ports for venous access needed for repeated blood draws and drug administrations, interventional radiologists working in IR suites can do the job at far lower cost—yet with no greater rates of infection or complications—than surgeons in the OR. 

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell—the case that threatened subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act—dominated the headlines in healthcare.  Let’s take a look at some of the top quotes from the majority and dissenting opinions.

The Connecticut General Assembly made cuts to the state’s Medicaid program earlier this year, and while funding was partially restored for obstetrics and gynecology, a 42.5 percent cut to radiology services persists.

Despite a veto threat from the White House, the U.S. Senate is preparing to fast track a bill to kill the 2.3 percent medical device tax that was instituted as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

A House subcommittee has approved a draft fiscal year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services funding bill that would increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $1.1 billion, but also puts the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on the chopping block.

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, which ensures the United States secures the most effective trade agreements possible to advance medical imaging and patient access to care.

National radiology services and telemedicine provider vRad has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by MEDNAX, a provider of maternal-fetal, newborn, pediatric subspecialty and anesthesia physician services.