Advocacy & PAC

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IPAB Repealed - A Victory for Vascular Surgeons, Patients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Wins Show Power of Grassroots Letters WASHINGTON UPDATE: The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) has been repealed – an action long sought by the SVS and other patient and physician...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)...

Sep. 29, 2017 • Article

ADVOCACY: Work Progressing on Official SVS APM

After nearly six months of preliminary work, the APM Task Force now is focusing on developing a vascular-specific Advanced Alternative Payment Model. From March to June, the task force examined...

Aug. 16, 2017 • Article

WASHINGTON UPDATE: A Week Steeped in Health Care Policy

Spending an entire day or so learning about the history of the Medicare and Medicaid programs? Fascinating, said Dr. Matthew Sideman, chair of the SVS Coding and Reimbursement Committee. The...