AMA and AHA attorneys filed the complaint against the Biden administration Thursday in the D.C. district court. 

Absent congressional action, the American College of Radiology said such reductions would have threatened access to imaging and deepened disparities. 

“A pandemic is not the time to be cutting access to doctors for patients on Medicare,” said Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, D-Wash. 

Advocates have said these changes would necessitate “massive” pay reductions, with interventional radiologists and radiation oncologists bearing the brunt. 

The measure to extend funding through Feb. 18 does not include any of the changes championed by physicians. 

The data can help department leaders better understand “discontinuity” in staff productivity and inform promotion considerations. 

While the numbers are painful to see, researchers with Johns Hopkins and Michigan State University believe they’re necessary to help curb high costs. 

Radiation oncologist Bruce Haffty, MD, assumes the role of president, taking over for the departing Mary Mahoney, MD.