ACR Responds to NRC Radiation Safety Proposed Rule
ACR supported continued use of ALARA-based radiation safety programs and offered recommendations on nuclear medicine patient release changes.
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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.
Read moreMedicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA)
The American College of Radiology® (ACR®) supports passage of the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (S. 4624). “MARCA” calls for Medicare payment directly to the radiologists for services in which radiologist assistants (RAs) participated.
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Advocacy in Action News
ACR Urges CMS to Withdraw E/M Payment Reduction Proposal
ACR joins national physician groups opposing a CMS Medicare payment proposal that could reduce E/M reimbursements.
Read moreFY2027 CR Temporarily Halts OMB Grant Making Proposal
Congress passed an FY2027 funding bill that temporarily blocks a proposed OMB rule that could reshape federal research grants.
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