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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  • Medicare 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

  • NRC Changes to Medical Use Regulations

    NRC seeks comments on licensing reforms, training standards and regulation of emerging medical technologies.

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  • IDR Eligibility Codes Standardized

    Nine new RARCs and updated coding guidance bring greater clarity to Federal IDR eligibility decisions.

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  • ACR Releases Impact Tables for 2027 MPFS Proposed Rule

    See how proposed 2027 Medicare payment changes could affect radiology reimbursement across CPT codes and specialties.

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