SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY

Medicare/Medicaid

Reimbursement cuts associated with Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2023/CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment Policies. Reimbursement cuts associated with the Clinical Labor update policy in the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule. Issues relating to long-term reform of the Medicare Physician payment system. Support for expansion of funding for Graduate Medical Education. Issues relating to physician practice consolidation and access to care. H.R. 2389, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023. H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. Discussion relating to reintroduction of the Amputation Reduction and Compassion Act or the ARC Act. Issues relating to prior authorization(s) in the Medicare program and reducing regulatory burden.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Veterans

VA National Standards of Practice; in general.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Budget/Appropriations

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill; in general. Funding for health-related programs; in general.