Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act of 2024

This bill expands Medicare coverage to include services provided by radiologist assistants (RAs) working under a radiologist's supervision. It adds "radiologist assistant services" to Medicare's list of covered services (under Section 1861) and specifies that payments for these services must go to the supervising radiologist, not the RA. The bill ensures RAs can only perform tasks legally authorized in their state and under direct radiologist oversight, with no change to existing coverage for technical imaging components. This policy change, effective January 2025, directly affects Medicare beneficiaries seeking imaging care and radiologist-led practices providing those services.