News & Advocacy

December 2, 2021 • Press Release

Congress Failed Our Nation’s Health Care Providers by Allowing Massive Medicare Cuts to Take Effect That Will Harm Seniors

Continuing resolution to fund the government disregards need to protect patient access to care. 

November 19, 2021 • Press Release

Study Shows Intraoperative Vascular Surgeon Consultations are Increasing at a Major American Trauma Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media ContactBeth Richmanbrichman1@gmail.com312-806-8999 Findings Reinforce Vascular Surgeons’ Value for Trauma Centers

November 3, 2021 • Press Release

Medicare Cuts to Vascular Surgery Ignore Realities of Pandemic and Will Harm Patient Care

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) urges Congress to stop the harmful Medicare cuts that will take effect in less than two months and will limit patient access to needed care; Majority

August 5, 2021 • Press Release

More Than One Million Health Care Providers Tell Congress to Stop Medicare Cuts

Organizations representing more than one million physician and non-physician health care providers unite to protect care for the millions of seniors who rely on the Medicare program.

July 26, 2021 • Press Release

Study Shows Increase in Risk of Renal Failure Following Lytic Therapy for Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis

A large single-center retrospective study reveals the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) following pharmacomechanical thrombolysis (PMT) for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a high as 22%.