Tag: Government Grand Rounds

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...
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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...
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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...
Government Grand Rounds

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...