by American Venous Forum | Nov 16, 2021 | American Venous Forum
Dear AVF Members, On November 15, 2021, the Board of Directors of the AVF and the Board of Directors of the AVFF voted unanimously to approve a merger of the AVF and AVFF. We have included links to the Plan of Merger and a copy of the article that will appear in the...
by American Venous Forum | Aug 4, 2021 | American Venous Forum
Dear AVF Members. We recently informed you of serious concerns about the impact that the proposed CMS PFS will have on your practices if it goes into effect without modification Jan 1, 2022. This could result in a MORE THAN 20% reduction in CMS payments to...
by American Venous Forum | Jul 26, 2021 | American Venous Forum
On July 21, 2021 Dan Monahan, MD and Mark Iafrati, MD (AVF Health Policy Committee leadership) together with 44 other SVS members representing 23 states, lobbied 93 congressional members or staffers in a virtual event. Faced with challenges to the provision of...
by American Venous Forum | Jul 26, 2021 | American Venous Forum
Dear AVF Members,This week the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS) circulated their annual proposed rule which lays out their vision for physician reimbursement for 2022. This is a complex document which will be examined by most professional societies in the...
by American Venous Forum | Feb 16, 2021 | American Venous Forum
In late December, the American Medical Association released our COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging Guide to the Federation and other key stakeholders. We recently made a few updates and adjustments to this guide, including publishing this resource on our website and...
by American Venous Forum | Feb 9, 2021 | American Venous Forum
The American Venous Forum (AVF) has joined other organizations to support the AMA’sĀ letter to congressional leadership advocating that Congress pass legislation to extend the current moratorium on the two percent Medicare payment sequester beyond the March 31...