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Health Policy Efforts Include
- Advocating for standards around the study, treatment, management, and physician reimbursement/coding for cardiac rhythm disorders
- Communicating with CMS, FDA, NIH, Congress
- Promoting optimal patient care
Policy Statement
HRS Issues New Policy Statement for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
The Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee of the Heart Rhythm Society issued a Policy Statement on Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (AF).
September 23, 2024
Comment Letter
HRS Submits Comments to CMS on MPFS Proposed Rule for CY 2025
HRS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule for calendar year…
September 10, 2024
Guidelines & Protocols
EP Services Performed in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Read the Heart Rhythm Society’s survey results assessing same-day discharge after electrophysiology procedures and implementation in ambulatory surgery centers.
August 7, 2024
Comment Letter
HRS Urges CMS to Create New Payment Structure for LAAC and Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
HRS urges CMS to finalize the new concomitant MS-DRG for left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) and cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation for inpatient hospital services…
August 7, 2024
Comment Letter
Physicians Urge Congress to Refine the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
HRS along with more than 100 national and state medical societies signed on to a joint comment letter spearheaded by the American Medical Association calling…
August 7, 2024
Comment Letter
HRS Request for Preliminary Approval of Transitional Pass Through (TPT) Payment: Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker
HRS urges CMS to consider device pass-through status for dual chamber leadless pacemakers under the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for calendar year 2025…
July 10, 2024
Support Letter
HRS Urges Congress to Increase Medicare-Funded Graduate Medical Education Slots
The Heart Rhythm Society teamed up with the Graduate Medical Education Advocacy Coalition (GMEAC) to submit comments to regarding a policy outline to enhance the…
June 24, 2024
Support Letter
HRS Urges Congress to Support the HEARTS Act and Access to AEDs Act
HRS sent a letter to the Senate HELP committee in support of the Access to AEDs Act (S. 1024), and the House in support of…
June 12, 2024
Guidelines & Protocols
FTC Issues Finalized Ban on Non-Compete Clauses Amid Strong Employer Pushback
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, advanced its final rule which would ban the use of non-compete clauses in employee contracts by…
April 23, 2024
Comment Letter
HRS Submits Comments to CMS About the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed Rule for CY2025
September 10, 2024