Major regulatory changes and the impact on diagnostic imaging in the United States 2005 to 2012∗: ∗effective May 15, 2013.
Federal regulation of diagnostic imaging in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. The primary statutes aimed at curbing escalating costs and reorienting the national priorities of health care have a direct effect on the specialty of diagnostic imaging. This paper surveys the major regulations and current issues that pose challenges to the practice of diagnostic imaging in the United States, from the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 through the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Box 359728, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA. archew@u.washington.edu
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D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D033161:Government Regulation; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011871:Radiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); American Taxpayer Recovery Act (ATRA); Deficit Reduction Act (DRA); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)