Advocacy Issues
Advancing your today and relentlessly advocating for an even better tomorrow, our advocacy works hard on the issues that matter to you.
Legislative Issues
We make sure Congress hears the voice of radiology across a variety of healthcare issues.
View allSurprise Billing
The “No Surprises Act,” as passed by Congress, held patients harmless and created an equitable provider-insurer independent dispute resolution process. But the interim final rules ignored the law’s intent that a qualified payment amount be among equally weighted factors considered in these disputes. Efforts are ongoing to fix them.
Fight backAppropriate Use Criteria and the Protecting Access to Medicare Act
The dramatic proliferation in the volume of diagnostic medical imaging services performed by physicians, including non-radiologists, has inflicted a colossal burden on the U.S. healthcare system, especially Medicare.
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Regulatory Issues
Federal regulatory and research agencies can have a profound impact on radiology practice and the future of medicine. ACR® is committed to representing and communicating radiologists’ perspectives to policymakers, regulators and other agency staff throughout the executive branch of the U.S. government.
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