U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken critic of private equity's influence, praised the group's efforts. "Together, we’re taking on this trillion-dollar, behemoth industry that’s hurting working people and sucking money out of the rest of the economy," she said. 

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

The American College of Radiology praised the hearing as a potential first step to address inadequate reimbursement levels under the federal payment program. 

The American Medical Association has sent its study to thousands of members of the specialty but only received seven responses, ACR says. 

UnitedHealth recently announced plans to purchase Steward Medical Group, a multispecialty radiology provider that spans nine states, after private equity owners left it financially hamstrung. 

The recall is due to ongoing concerns about the devices breaking. Three patients have been injured as a result of this issue.

In 2021, there were only nine available MIPS measures for diagnostic radiology versus 65 in family medicine, Neiman Health Policy Institute experts report. 

Researchers explored data from nearly 70,000 patients, sharing their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.