ACR advocacy efforts have been constant with changes in Washington

The American College of Radiology has been navigating a whirlwind of policy changes in Washington, D.C., with relentless advocacy on issues ranging from Medicare policy to artificial intelligence regulation.

Dana Smetherman, MD, MPH, MBA, CEO of ACR, said the pace of developments under the new administration has kept the organization’s government relations team working “like a 24/7 operation.”

“In just the first six months of this year, we submitted more than 50 comment letters to different branches of government,” Smetherman said. “There’s been activity in every branch—legislative, executive, judicial, regulatory, and we’ve had to be engaged in all of them.”