Chairman Rich Fabian says AdvaMed Imaging is concerned about low Medicare pay rates and onerous rules created by private insurers. 

Physicians made their plea in in the February issue of the JACR, which is focused on the “Economics of Education,” and meant to spark “dialogue around how radiology education is valued, supported and delivered.” 

AdvaMed, a medtech industry group made up of medical imaging companies, says tariffs are having a major impact for all vendors. 

Previous research has shown HDHPs can decrease utilization of imaging and other radiology services, but it’s unclear how they impact cancer outcomes. 

Members of the specialty earned a median salary of approximately $239,200 last year, based on survey data gathered by the media company last fall. 

The Minnesota-baed imaging group called the continued contract with three major winter sports organizations a “coup” for the company. 

The company announced the funding on Monday, citing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s clearance of its CT:VQ platform as the driver. 

ACR presented its proposals at the AMA's Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee meeting held Jan. 14 to 17 in Los Angeles. 

Last month, the Republican and Democratic Doctors Caucuses sent an informal request to medical societies, seeking ways to reform Medicare’s push toward value-based care.