Radiology Business March 31, 2025
Members of the U.S. House have introduced a bipartisan bill that would allow radiologists and other physicians to own certain hospitals.
The Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, introduced March 18 by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., now has 16 co-sponsors. House Resolution 2191 would allow doc ownership of rural hospitals that are more than a 35-mile drive from a main campus or critical access hospital (or 15 miles in the case of mountainous terrain).
Proponents believe the law change is needed, with almost 750 rural hospitals are at risk of closure due to financial strain, leaving millions of Americans without access to imaging and other vital services.
“For many rural communities, the EMS provider...
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