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Articles and press releases on the political action committee of the Society for Vascular Surgery.
May. 8, 2020 • Article
Preparing for Quality Payment Program Year Four
(NOTE: This is a longer version of an article that appeared in the May 2020 issue of Vascular Specialist.) Congress passed the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program...
Sep. 1, 2019 • Article
Government Relations Committee Shines Light on Red Tape
By Sean Lyden, MD and Matthew Mell, MDSVS Government Relations Committee The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...
Aug. 28, 2018 • Article
SVS Joins With Others to Seek E&M Documentation Changes in Letter to CMS
A coalition of more than 150 medical associations and societies, representing subspecialties and states and including the Society for Vascular Surgery, has urged the Centers for Medicare &...
Aug. 24, 2018 • Article
Washington Update - NIH appropriations
Aug. 24, 2018 – Using the House Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 6157) as a vehicle, the Senate passed their joint Defense, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill in a vote of 85-7. This is a...
Feb. 27, 2018 • Article
WASHINGTON UPDATE: Vascular Surgeons, Patients Earn Victory Over Pay Cuts for Ultrasound Procedures
"My group manages eight hospital labs and a physician group-owned outpatient lab that provides services in nine outpatient clinics… We are critically dependent on appropriate reimbursement for...
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