The ACR Economics and Health Policy Department is the ACR’s primary resource for medical socioeconomics, working on issues directly related to how radiologists and radiation oncologists are reimbursed for their services. The department collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on economic issues under the guidance of the Commission on Economics relevant to the practice of radiology, radiation oncology, and other related medical issues. Some of the topics that fall under the purview of the department are CPT coding and relative values, practice expense, APCs, Medicare regulations, managed care, national payment policy, and local coverage decisions. The department maintains liaison with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and private payers, as well as the CPT Editorial Panel and the Relative Value Update Committee.