Legislative Issues

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.
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Appropriate 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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Radiology’s Fight Against Prior Authorization Delays
ACR is leading national efforts to make prior authorization more efficient and clinically appropriate while reducing the administrative burden and supporting national legislation.
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ACR Supports Medicaid Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening
ACR-backed bill would mandate Medicaid lung cancer screening, expand cessation coverage, ban prior auth—aiming to save lives and reduce disparities.
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Patient-Centered Imaging Care Led by Radiologists
ACR helps its state chapters fight scope of practice expansion, such as helping to oppose bills in state legislatures that would allow non-physicians to practice independently.
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Join radiologists across the country who are ensuring that radiology’s voice is heard at the local and federal levels.