The Access to Medicare Imaging Coalition (AMIC)

Medical imaging provides physicians with a remarkable vision of the body's structure and functioning—without surgery. Imaging technologies such as ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET, nuclear imaging, and X-ray enable physicians to perform a wide range of less-invasive medical tests, treatments and procedures. AMIC was organized in early 2006, soon after Congress passed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which significantly reduced the level of funding for medical imaging services provided in independent imaging facilities and physician offices. Now Congress is looking at cutting medical imaging services again! AMIC needs your voice more than ever in order to help preserve access to these incredible technologies.

Medical Imaging for Seniors Matters to Me

"Medicare cuts to diagnostic imaging services have caused payments to go far below the costs to provide these procedures.  A local community Women's Health Clinic in Charleston has stopped performing osteoporosis screening and treatment services altogether because they can no longer afford to do the procedures. Our University practice in Charleston is concerned about whether we can handle the influx of elderly patients for these services and if patients will travel across town to our facility."

- Steven A. Artz, M.D., Professor of Medicine, WVU College of Medicine