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Lower Costs More Transparency Act

Bipartisan legislation intended to lower healthcare costs by lifting price transparency has made it through the U.S. House of Representatives.

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At a time when patient assaults against nurses are reportedly on the rise, cases that invert the equation only reinforce the public’s perception that hospitals are chaotic places.

Video interview with Richard Heller, MD, RSNA Board member, associate chief medical officer for health policy and communications, and national director of pediatric radiology at Radiology Partners, explains the impact of the 2024 Medicare cuts on radiology and what comes next. #RSNA #RSNZA23 #RSNA2023 #CMS #Radiology

Richard Heller, MD, a member of the RSNA Board and associate CMO for Rad Partners, explains the impact of the 2024 Medicare cuts and what is at stake.

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A heavyweight bipartisan duo in the U.S. Senate has begun grilling some for-profit healthcare providers and the private equity outfits that own them.

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In its annual outlook report released this week, Fitch Ratings says the coming calendar year will probably strike much of the sector as “another make or break” period.

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Some 44 nurses from Seattle Children’s Hospital have signed onto a letter attributing the chaos to a “systemic crisis in pediatric mental health.”

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If the Trump administration continues taking a laissez-faire stance toward AI—including AI used in healthcare—why not let the states go it alone on regulating the technology? 

Boston Scientific has announced another significant M&A deal, scooping up an Israeli medtech company focused on RDN technology. 

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.