Numerous medical imaging societies, including the ACR, signed onto a letter dated Feb. 25 that was sent to members of Congress requesting collaboration on reforms to the Medicare physician payment system.

Proponents said the bipartisan bill would save residents thousands of dollars on interest and ease financial stress for those unable to begin repaying debt immediately.

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services is investing $1.8B to bolster the doc workforce, and advocates believe imaging should take priority. 

Physician groups including the ACR and American Medical Association are pressing leaders to let the controversial provision expire. 

Other popular answers included “too many hours at work,” lack of control or autonomy over one’s life, and too many bureaucratic tasks, Medscape reported.

“Mergers and acquisitions can work, but only if everyone involved truly knows what they are doing," experts wrote in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act went to President Joe Biden for his final signature after its Feb. 17 passage.

ABR is currently distributing a communications survey to candidates and diplomates and will host a series of town halls starting Monday, Feb. 21.