Dr. Bruce Perler's Presidential Address

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The unique relationship that vascular surgeons enjoy with their patients has enabled our specialty to have a special claim on the way we care for patients. Outgoing SVS President Bruce Perler spoke during the 2016 Vascular Annual Meeting near Washington, D.C. on June 10.

Removal of AAA Screening Barrier in Health Care Reform

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As of January 1, 2011, co-insurance for the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening benefit in Medicare (G0389) was waived for beneficiaries who qualify for this one-time screening as part of the Welcome to Medicare Physical Exam, which is available during the first twelve months of Medicare el

SAAAVE Act Background

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The Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act passed the full (US) Senate as a last minute amendment to the Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation package in November 2005, but was not included in the House package because Medicare was not addressed.