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Smart Heart Sports Coalition
Last year, HRS joined the Smart Heart Sports Coalition to advocate for the implementation of three best practice policies to prevent death from Sudden Cardiac…
April 1, 2024
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CMS Updates Conversion Factor for Remainder of Calendar Year 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) conversion factor for claims with dates of service from…
April 1, 2024
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President Biden Signs Legislation that Partially Offsets the 3.37% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Cut
On March 9, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 4366, known as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024,” to avert a partial government shutdown.
March 14, 2024
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RUC Survey for Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure
The Heart Rhythm Society, the American College of Cardiology, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions are administering a survey on behalf of the…
March 8, 2024
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Lawmakers Consider Site Neutrality Proposals
Congressional committees of jurisdiction are considering legislative proposals that aim to rein in health care spending and provider consolidation by ending Medicare payment disparities in…
March 8, 2024
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Congressional Panel Considers Two Cardiac Health Bills
On February 14th, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health convened a legislative hearing to consider proposals to support patients and caregivers.
March 8, 2024
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HRS Focuses on Imminent Impact of Pulsed Field Ablation
With the culmination of many clinical trials, recent and pending Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, and growing clinical interest, pulsed field ablation (PFA) for…
March 8, 2024
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New Bipartisan Senate Workgroup on Medicare Payment
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Thune (R-S.D.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently announced the formation…
March 8, 2024
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Congress Extends Government Funding, Close to Including 2024 Medicare Payment Provision that Continues to Cut Physicians’ Pay
On February 29th, Congress passed the fourth interim spending measure of fiscal year 2024, averting the threat of a partial government shutdown ahead of the…
March 8, 2024
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HRS Urges Congress to Extend Expiring Telehealth Flexibilities
On February 22nd, HRS along with over 200 other organizations joined a letter sent to House and Senate leadership urging the extension of the statutory…
March 8, 2024