Commission on Economics
Commission Goals
The Commission on Economics is ACR/ACRa’s primary resource for medical socioeconomics. The Commission collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on all facets of economic issues relevant to the practice of radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine and medical physics. The Commission on Economics focuses its activities on coding, payment policy, national and local coverage policy, regulation, private and public payer relations and the development of educational resources for the membership. Acting upon input from the membership and in reaction to changes affecting radiology, the Commission prepares statements, studies, and gives presentations, etc., on issues within its purview with the support of its economics committees and other specialty commissions. The Commission’s work product often is used as background material and evidence for ACRa’s Congressional and State legislative efforts as well as communications with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), policy makers and other medical insurers.
Committees
- ACR Practice Expense Committee
- AMA Relative Value Update Committe
- Committee on Coding and Nomenclature
- Committee on Managed Care