More than 100 U.S. medical societies—including the ACC, ASNC and others—have united in support of a new bill that would make a long-term impact on Medicare payments.

The group hopes its members can increase congressional support of a new bill introduced in the House. 

SCAI President Sunil Rao, MD, discussed the group's efforts to address the shift in interventional procedures from hospitals to less expensive ambulatory surgical centers.

Rao spoke with Cardiovascular Business at ACC.23 to detail some of SCAI's biggest accomplishments from the last year. 

One of the new recommendations is to conduct baseline imaging with TEE or cardiac CT.

SCAI and the Association of Black Cardiologists have joined forces to share a simple message: PAD patients would be negatively impacted by new CMS proposals. 

The document, which was designed to help guide both interventional cardiology trainees and program directors, was also endorsed by several other industry societies. 

The latest SCAI guidance on the safety of PCI procedures included a key change that could expand coronary IVL utilization throughout the United States.