Advocacy & PAC

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...

Feb. 12, 2018 • Article

IPAB Repealed - A Victory for Vascular Surgeons, Patients

Legislative Wins Show Power of Grassroots Letters WASHINGTON UPDATE: The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) has been repealed – an action long sought by the SVS and other patient and physician...

Nov. 10, 2017 • Article

Washington Update: SVS Submits Comments on Proposed Rules

The SVS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in September on two important Proposed Rules affecting vascular surgeons: the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)...