Tag: Government Grand Rounds
Government Grand Rounds: What happens next? The importance of the lame...
Post election and with the end of the year on the horizon, a crucial but often overlooked period in the legislative calendar begins: the...
Government Grand Rounds: A call to action for the 119th Congress
A foundational element for effective advocacy is understanding the profound impact that legislative decisions have on the practice of medicine and the health of...
Budget neutrality and code valuation basics
So, what is budget neutrality and how does it affect physician payment? The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) is a resource-based relative value scale...
Government Grand Rounds: How SVS members can contribute to actively support...
While advocacy consistently maintains a top spot among the list of priorities for SVS members, there remains a degree of uncertainty among many in...
Government Grand Rounds: Opportunity knocks as Congressional ‘busy season’ beckons
With the congressional “busy season” upon us, the SVS is gearing up for big tasks ahead on the legislative and regulatory fronts. Having stepped...
Empowering vascular surgery to promote five pivotal healthcare bills before Congress
Welcome back to Government Grand Rounds, a campaign aimed at expanding vascular surgeons’ understanding of—and comfort with—the SVS’ many advocacy tools. In the dynamic...
Congress considers incremental steps towards Medicare payment reform
There is no doubt that the Medicare payment system needs reform. At this moment, the SVS is aiming to inspire reform through all facets...
Advocacy exists to serve: Surgeons, patients and our mission
One of the most gratifying aspects of working to advocate for surgeons is that, at its heart, this is completely transparent and is done...
Advance: Navigating the policy and political processes on Capitol Hill
The underlying processes associated with advocacy—whether legislative, regulatory or political—are arduous and complex. As a result, measures of “success” are often characterized by progress...
Government Grand Rounds: Educating through advocacy
Since the initial launch of the Cancer Moonshot in 2016, the cancer community has made tangible progress towards ambitious goals, including accelerating scientific discovery...
Government Grand Rounds: Culture of engagement
Welcome back to Government Grand Rounds, where the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Advocacy Council discusses how sustained advocacy engagement is important for all...
New Government Grand Rounds series highlights how perspective matters in advocacy
Matthew Sideman, MD, and Megan Marcinko, MPS, unveil new advocacy column aimed at drilling into the actions of Congress, and how they impact vascular...
New SVS series zeroes in on government’s impact on vascular surgery
Starting next month, the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) will begin a series of articles focusing on how the actions of Congress and regulatory...