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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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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OMB Releases Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance
ACR is shaping its response to an OMB proposal revising federal grant rules, expanding agency power over awards, oversight requirements, and compliance.
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ACR Supports Cancer Screening Outreach
ACR’s CCC initiative expanded Cancer Screening Outreach in DC to improve access and boost early detection of cancer in underserved communities.
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Feds Finalize Rule to Improve NSA Dispute Resolution Access
The U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services released a final rule May 28 that outlines rules related to the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process initiated by the No Surprises Act (NSA). ACR® created a preliminary summary of the rule.
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