This week, the Obama Administration announced new plans to combat Alzheimer’s. This includes $50 million in immediate research funding, an additional $80 million in FY 2013 and $26 million for education, public awareness and caregiver support. Read More
In this month’s edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers published two separate studies illustrating how innovative PET imaging and radiopharmaceuticals may be used to help doctors learn more about breast cancer by targeting estrogen receptors. Read More
Each January many of us make a New Year’s resolution to improve our health through better diet and more exercise. In 2012, why not also resolve to staying up to date with your regular health screenings. Read More
MITA released a report yesterday detailing the troubling impact of insurance coverage denials on patient access to medical imaging procedures. Data gathered by the Patient Advocacy Foundation (PAF) show that denials for patients seeking potentially life-saving medical imaging services have doubled in the past four years. Of even greater concern is the finding that 90 percent of the reversed denials for imaging services were actually covered by patients’ health plans. And on average, PAF’s professional case managers required 15.4 contacts per patient case to resolve the imaging issue, meaning it took on average more than 15 phone calls, letters or emails to determine why the imaging test was being denied coverage. Read More
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