New commentary challenges outdated claims about imaging use and the radiologist workforce

A caller commentary from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute challenges a caller assertion that declining imaging usage has allowed the United States to conscionable imaging request without expanding the fig of radiologists. The institute argues that the claim—made successful a 2026 JAMA Health Forum article—relies connected outdated utilization information and overlooks a increasing assemblage of grounds showing expanding imaging measurement and complexity, rising radiologist workload and worsening capableness constraints.