Contact Your Lawmakers to Cosponsor the ROOT Act
ACR urges lawmakers to cosponsor the ROOT Act to streamline imaging AUC (PAMA), boost patient safety, and cut Medicare costs.
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Legislative Issues
Get issue summaries and bill-tracking information for leading federal legislative issues ACR® is monitoring.
Issues We're Tracking
We make sure Congress hears the voice of radiology across a variety of healthcare issues.
Surprise Billing
The “No Surprises Act,” as passed by Congress, held patients harmless and created an equitable provider-insurer independent dispute resolution process. But the interim final rules ignored the law’s intent that a qualified payment amount be among equally weighted factors considered in these disputes. Efforts are ongoing to fix them.
Fight backAppropriate Use Criteria and the Protecting Access to Medicare Act
The dramatic proliferation in the volume of diagnostic medical imaging services performed by physicians, including non-radiologists, has inflicted a colossal burden on the U.S. healthcare system, especially Medicare.
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Advocacy in Action News
Bill to Boost Women’s Lung Cancer Research
House passes H.R. 2319 to expand women’s lung cancer research, screening and prevention; Senate action is still needed.
Read moreDelaware Bars AI Medical License Titles
Delaware law bars AI from using medical license titles, protecting “doctor,” “nurse,” and related credentials as AI expands in healthcare.
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