State Legislative Bills Report
As most state legislatures end their 2025 sessions and look to 2026, ACR staff is looking at how some radiology-specific bills they tracked fared this year.
Read moreCollege Working with Allies to Bring Stability to Payment System
The American College of Radiology’s® (ACR®) advocacy efforts to avoid or mitigate payment cuts resulting from a planned change to the Medicare conversion factor reclaimed (saved) $437 million in radiology reimbursement for 2023. In the last three years of fighting these scheduled payment reductions, this reclaimed reimbursement to radiology totaled more than $1.637 billion.
As previously reported in Advocacy in Action, Congress was unable to agree to stopping the full 8.5% adjustment for CY 2023 as urged by ACR and 100 other medical societies, but did mitigate 6.5% of that potential reduction by once again delaying the implementation of a 4% across-the-board cut statutorily mandated pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) provision and adding 2.5% to the 2023 Medicare conversion factor.
Despite the large amount reclaimed from planned cuts, the College and its physician and non-physician colleagues recognize that all stakeholders must continue to work with Congress to enact Medicare payment reform that avoids uncertainty due to such yearly payment fluctuations that neither political party desires.
For more information, please contact Josh Cooper, ACR Vice President, Government Relations.
State Legislative Bills Report
As most state legislatures end their 2025 sessions and look to 2026, ACR staff is looking at how some radiology-specific bills they tracked fared this year.
Read moreMedicare Payment Increase in Final Budget Reconciliation Bill
The bill includes a 2.5% increase to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2026.
Read moreCMS Announces Prior Authorization Test Model
WiSer is a six-year program that will begin in six states on January 1, 2026. It will introduce prior authorization using AI technology for a select number of services, including some IR procedures.
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