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SIR has endorsed the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act), which, if enacted, would increase the number of doctors in underserved areas by allowing them to defer student loan payments without interest until the completion of their residency or internship programs.
The bill was introduced by Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas, and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., in the House and is sponsored by Sen. Jackie Rosen, D-Nev., and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark. in the Senate.
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SIR submits comment letters advocating for increased botulinum toxin injections coverage
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SIR and ACR submitted joint comment letters on May 4, 2026 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Read the comment letters.
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Washington State Health Care Authority's Health Technology Assessment—PAD
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On July 25, 2025, the Society of Interventional Radiology sent a letter strongly urging the Washington State Health Technology Clinical Committee (HTCC) to take no action based on the June 24, 2025, draft evidence report on angioplasty and stenting for PAD.
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SIR urges commercial payers to update VCG guidance
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On May 12, SIR along with 10 other medical societies sent a letter to 16 separate insurance companies highlighting results from a recent meta-analysis that examines the impact of treatment timing on outcomes for patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) treated using balloon kyphoplasty.
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SIR included in over 500 organizations that recommend NIH funding
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SIR, as one of the more than 500 members of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, wrote to Congress urging a 9% increase over fiscal year 2025 funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in addition to support for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
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Medicare physician pay on House Ways and Means Committee reconciliation wish-list
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The reconciliation list mentions $10 billion in potential savings from unspecified reforms to the Medicare physician payment system.
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SIR joins FDA TAP program
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SIR is a collaborating organization in the FDA Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP) Pilot.
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SIR submits comment letters advocating for increased botulinum toxin injections coverage
SIR and ACR submitted joint comment letters on May 4, 2026 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Read the comment letters.
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Health Policy Affairs
Washington State Health Care Authority's Health Technology Assessment—PAD
On July 25, 2025, the Society of Interventional Radiology sent a letter strongly urging the Washington State Health Technology Clinical Committee (HTCC) to take no action based on the June 24, 2025, draft evidence report on angioplasty and stenting for PAD.
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Health Policy Affairs
SIR urges commercial payers to update VCG guidance
On May 12, SIR along with 10 other medical societies sent a letter to 16 separate insurance companies highlighting results from a recent meta-analysis that examines the impact of treatment timing on outcomes for patients with vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) treated using balloon kyphoplasty.
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Health Policy Affairs
SIR included in over 500 organizations that recommend NIH funding
SIR, as one of the more than 500 members of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research, wrote to Congress urging a 9% increase over fiscal year 2025 funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in addition to support for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
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Health Policy Affairs
Medicare physician pay on House Ways and Means Committee reconciliation wish-list
The reconciliation list mentions $10 billion in potential savings from unspecified reforms to the Medicare physician payment system.
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Health Policy Affairs
SIR joins FDA TAP program
SIR is a collaborating organization in the FDA Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP) Pilot.
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