Federal Government Shutdown: Key Updates
Key information and resources for ACR members regarding the October 2025 U.S. federal government shutdown.
Read moreLawmakers are advancing key priorities in Congress following enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law July 4. One priority is ACR-supported bipartisan legislation — the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act (S. 1692) — introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV).
ACR member action is vital today. The ROOT Act needs more cosponsors in the Senate and College member advocacy will make a difference. ACR makes it easy for you to contact your Senator.
The bill would fix challenges with CMS implementation of the imaging appropriate use criteria (AUC) section of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014. It would simplify the administration of the AUC program that is estimated to result in as much as $1.4 billion in savings for Medicare beneficiaries, and up to $2 billion for the Medicare system over the next 10 years.
For more information about the ROOT Act and the impact it would have, contact Ashley Walton, ACR Government Affairs Director.
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Federal Government Shutdown: Key Updates
Key information and resources for ACR members regarding the October 2025 U.S. federal government shutdown.
Read moreCMS Appears to Lift Majority of Medicare Claims Holds
The most recent update by CMS directs MACs to lift the hold on certain services impacted by select expired Medicare legislative payment provisions.
Read moreUrge Your Representative to Cosponsor ROOT Act Today
ACR urges support for H.R. 5737, the ROOT Act, to fix CMS imaging rules and save Medicare billions. Contact your rep to cosponsor today.
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