Phil GalewitzRegulatoryTrump administration hits brakes on law to curb unneeded Medicare CT scans, MRIsThe U.S. Congress passed a law in 2014 to reduce unnecessary MRI exams, CT scans, and other expensive diagnostic imaging tests, but the Trump administration delayed putting the law into effect until 2020 after physicians argued it would interfere with their practices. Critics worry the delay comes at a cost: Medicare paying for millions of unnecessary exams and patients subject to unnecessary radiation.August 18, 2019EconomicsWalmart charts new course by steering workers to high-quality imaging centersWalmart, the nation's largest private employer, is worried that too many of its workers are having health conditions misdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgery and wasted health spending.May 15, 2019Page 1 of 1Top StoriesISMRM 2026ISMRM: 3D amplified MRI reveals age-related drop in brain pulsatilityBrain pulsatility reflects cerebrovascular health, which makes it important to assess, according to study results shared at ISMRM 2026.ISMRM 2026ISMRM: MRI, MRS show metabolic gains from obesity lifestyle interventionISMRM 2026ISMRM: Kirsten Donald on using MRI to improve children's livesISMRM 2026ISMRM: Maruf Adewole shares how MRI, AI can expand global careSponsor ContentWe're Covering ROKO 2026 - Live from Germany
