ACR Champions Medical Imaging at Future of Health Hill Day

ACR ® supported national advocacy efforts during the Future of Health: Medical Imaging Research Hill Day, helping advance federal support for medical imaging research.

ACR joined 15 other imaging societies for the event, led by The Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research March 24. Together, advocates took part in 87 meetings with members and staff of the U.S. House and Senate to discuss the value of federally funded imaging research. After the meetings, the group hosted the Congressional Medical Imaging Technology Showcase, where researchers showed members of Congress and staff their federally funded projects advancing medical imaging.

ACR CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR; Neiman Health Policy Institute® Executive Director Elizabeth Rula, PhD. and ACR Government Affairs Director Katie Grady represented the College.

During the Hill Day, advocates urged Congress to support strong Fiscal Year 2027 funding, including $51.3 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) base budget, $500 million for the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), and $1.7 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). ACR also supported these efforts by signing letters to congressional leaders in support of the FY2027 NIH and ARPA-H funding asks.

For more information or if you have questions, contact Katie Grady, ACR Government Affairs Director.