ACR Applauds NRC for Adding IR to Medical Advisory Committee
ACR welcomes a new IR seat on the NRC advisory committee, strengthening expertise for radionuclide therapy, licensing and patient care.
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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
AC Update Regards Lung Diseases
Stay current with ACR Appropriateness Criteria updates featuring new and revised guidance for lung disease imaging.
Read moreFY27 NIH Appropriations
ACR urges Congress to finalize FY27 NIH funding, protecting biomedical research, medical innovation and advances in patient care.
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