Feds Issue Final Rule on Student Financial Aid Policies
Education finalizes student loan caps and repayment rules, with minimal changes despite concerns from medical and health professions.
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Legislative Issues
Get issue summaries and bill-tracking information for leading federal legislative issues ACR® is monitoring.
Issues We're Tracking
We make sure Congress hears the voice of radiology across a variety of healthcare issues.
Surprise 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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Advocacy in Action News
ACR Partners to Submit Botulinum LCD Comments
ACR and SIR urged Medicare contractors to cover image-guided botulinum toxin use for complex ventral hernia repair, citing safety and better outcomes.
Read moreFDA Discusses MQSA and Device Oversight at ACR 2026
FDA at ACR 2026 addressed AI device oversight, MQSA compliance, shortages, and urged radiologists to be engaged.
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