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The Society for Vascular Surgery appreciates the time, commitment and energy of hundreds of volunteers who staff the Society’s committees and councils.

The Independent Payment Advisory Board, created by the 2010 Affordable Care Act to control Medicare spending, threatens the ability of Congress to ensure access to needed health care, say SVS advocacy staff and members.

Two disability insurance plans offered to SVS members The famous Lloyd’s of London has insured hands (the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards), legs (Betty Grable and others), chest hair (Welsh crooner Tom Jones), nose (Jimmy Durante), tongues (Gene Simmons of Kiss and others), voice (Bruce Springstee

“Female Sex Independently Predicts Mortality After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Intact Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms.” July, 2017, Journal of Vascular Surgery.

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Dr. Kim J. Hodgson, chair of the division of vascular surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill., was elected vice president of the Society for Vascular Surgery for 2017-18 at the organization’s Vascular Annual Meeting in early June.

NEW LEADER TO STRESS IMPORTANCE OF A TEAM APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE

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CHICAGO, Ill., June 15, 2017 – New leaders were elected at the annual business meeting June 3 of the Society for Vascular Surgery during the organization’s annual meeting in San Diego, Calif.

They are:

“Incidence of Venous Leg Ulcer Healing and Recurrence After Treatment with Endovenous Laser Ablation.” Journal of Vascular Surgery – Venous and Lymphatic Disorders, July, 2017.

The Society for Vascular Surgery has learned that Medicare will begin paying for supervised exercise therapy. Here is the CMS announcement:

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