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Read moreAmerican College of Radiology® (ACR®) leadership and Washington, DC-area College members joined more than 250 physician colleagues at a special Capitol Hill event Feb. 11, hosted by the American Medical Association as part of its National Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC.
Alan Matsumoto, MD, MA, FACR, Chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors, and Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACR, ACR CEO, led a delegation of radiologists at the “White Coat” event held to demonstrate physician support for the passage of the bipartisan Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 (H.R. 879); the act would reverse Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect Jan. 1, and provide an annual inflationary update to ensure payments begin to reflect the rising costs of delivering care.
In addition to the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-NC), several of the bill’s cosponsors spoke at the gathering, including:
Rep. Murphy and his colleagues all reiterated their support for the inclusion of H.R. 879 in the next appropriations package, which may be debated in mid-March.
For more information or if you have questions, contact Josh Cooper, ACR Vice President, Congressional Affairs, Government Relations.

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