Commission on Economics

The Commission on Economics is ACR’s primary resource for medical socioeconomics. The Commission’s work often is used as background material and evidence for ACR congressional and state legislative efforts as well as communications with the CMS, policy makers, and other medical insurers.

Leadership & Staff

Gregory Neal Nicola, MD, FACR

Chair

Angela Kim

Staff

Roster

Mark David Alson, MD, FACR Sammy Chu, MD, FACR Neil Couchman Davey, MD, MB, FACR, ChB
Heidi A Edmonson, PhD, FACR Margaret Fleming, MD Daniel Gene Gridley, MD, FACR
Richard Elliott Heller, MD, FACR Joshua A Hirsch, MD, FACR Nadia Khan, MD
James Michael Milburn, MD, FACR Sarah Sarvis Milla, MD Andrew Kent Moriarity, MD
Lauren P. Nicola, MD, FACR Laeton J Pang, MD, MPH, FACR Margarita V Revzin, MD, MS, FACR
Amar Rewari, MD Daniel A Rodgers, MD Kerry L Thomas, MD
Cindy Yuan, MD

Commission Goals

  • Collect, analyze, and disseminate information on all facets of economic issues relevant to the practice of radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine and medical physics
  • Focus activities on coding, payment policy, national and local coverage policy, regulation, private and public payer relations, and the development of educational resources for the membership
  • Prepare statements, studies and presentations on issues within commission purview, with the support of its committees and other specialty commissions, by acting on input from the membership and in reaction to changes affecting radiology

Committees

  • Body Imaging - James F. Gruden MD, Chair
  • Breast Imaging – Margaret Fleming, MD, Chair
  • Coding & Nomenclature - Mark D. Alson, MD, FACR, Chair
  • Economic and Advocacy Issues in Academic Radiology - Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, FACR, Chair
  • Future Trends - Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, FACR, Chair
  • General, Small, Emergency, and Rural - Daniel Rodgers, MD, Chair
  • HOPPS/APC - Andrew Moriarity, MD, Chair
  • Interventional & Cardiology – Nadia Khan, MD
  • MACRA - Lauren Nicola, MD, Chair
  • Medical Physics - Heidi Edmonson, PhD, Chair
  • Neuroradiology – Theodore Larson, III, MD, Chair
  • Nuclear Medicine - Cindy Yuan, MD
  • Payer Relations - Daniel Gridley, MD, Chair
  • Pediatric Radiology - Sarah Milla, MD & Richard Heller, MD, Co-Chairs
  • Radiation Oncology - Najeeb Mohideen, MD, FACR, Chair
  • Reimbursement – Lauren Nicola, MD, Chair
  • Ultrasound - Margaret Revzin, MD, MS, Chair

Networks

  • Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) --Radiation Oncology - Laeton Pang, MD, MPH, FACR, Chair
  • Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) --Radiology - Sammy Chu, MD, FACR, Chair
  • Medicaid - Neil Davey, MD, MB, ChB, FACR, Chair
  • Payer Relations - Daniel Rogers, MD, Chair

Liaisons

  • AHRA – Melody Mulaik
  • CDS – Andrew Moriarity, MD
  • CSC – Timothy Crummy, MD, FACR
  • GE – Elizabeth Spurgin
  • PFCC – Melissa Chen, MD
  • RBMA – Linda Wilgus

Advisors

  • Eric Rubin, MD, FACR
  • Kurt Schoppe, MD

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