On March 4, 2008, U.S. Senators Ken Salazar (D-CO) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) filed a bill to remedy the Medicare cuts to DXA. S. 2702, is the Senate companion to H.R. 4206, the "Medicare Fracture Prevention and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007"  first introduced in November of 2007 by Representatives Berkley and Burgess.  The bills would freeze DXA rates at 2006 levels or approximately $140 while a study is conducted regarding the effect of the cuts on patient access to quality osteoporosis testing.

ISCD certifies clinicians and technologists in the field of bone densitometry.  Certification is the formal recognition of the specialized knowledge, skills, and experience demonstrated by existing best practices and standards in the field of credentialing. 
 

As the world leader in bone densitometry education, the ISCD provides comprehensive education courses for clinicians, technologists, scientists, researchers, and healthcare providers who wish to learn more about bone densitometry.

ISCD provides resources for multiple scientific disciplines with an interest in bone mass measurement. Membership is comprised of over 6,000 clinicians, technologists, corporate partners and industry members from more than forty countries.

With the evolution of bone densitometry, differences in technologies, acquisition techniques, reference databases, reporting methods and terminology have developed. To address these issues the ISCD periodically holds Position Development Conferences.