The $1.3 trillion bill, signed by President Donald Trump March 23, included critical protections granted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which ensures women who want to get regular mammograms keep insurance coverage with no copay.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert recently signed legislation that requires facilities performing mammograms to notify women if they have dense breast tissue. The signature makes Utah the 32nd state to enact such a law.

The legislation would have let nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists and clinical nurse specialists perform and supervise medical imaging procedures, according to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).

RADPAC, the political action committee of the American College of Radiology Association, will support two radiologists’ first-time bids to win seats in the U.S. House in the 2018 election.

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests that Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) spending on non-invasive diagnostic imaging services has been declining over the past decade.

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) strongly opposes President Trump’s 2019 budget provision that expands “site neutral” payments geared toward reducing Medicare payments for imaging services in particular outpatient settings, according to a press release.

According to a new study, the percentage of uninsured cancer survivors decreased by 4.7 percentage points after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Two Cornell PhD students are planning to shorten MRI wait times, allowing for earlier detection of chronic diseases, according to a recent article from The Cornell Daily Sun.