Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

President Trump's presidential proclamation Sept. 19 to implement a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications had immediate backlash from dozens of medical societies. Groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) said this will cut off the flow of foreign physicians into the U.S. at a time when we cannot graduate enough American physicians to fill positions in a healthcare system that is facing a rapidly growing physician shortage.

Trump's $100K visa fee will be bad for heart patients

"There is already a deficit of doctors in the U.S., and this will make it worse," one cardiologist told Cardiovascular Business. Medical societies throughout the country seem to agree. 

A new ACC consensus document of coronary inflammation calls for wider use of hs-CRP testing to identify more patients with residual heart attack risk, even if they are optimal statin therapy.

ACC calls for more screening in new scientific statement on inflammation

The document provides an in-depth look at the close relationship between inflammation and cardiovascular disease. "The time for taking action has now arrived," the authors wrote. 

Medicare telehealth reimbursement returns to pre-COVID framework

Without a formal extension before the government shutdown, the flexible telemedicine reimbursement policies introduced in 2020 that removed regional barriers for Medicare patients have officially ended.

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ACC and AHA outline calculation of cost-effectiveness in clinical practice guidelines

Healthcare's cost-conscious environment prompted the ACC and AHA to develop a statement on the value methodology to be used when creating clinical practice guidelines.

Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC, director of prevention, associate director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai, and past president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology (ASPC), was co-chair on a new joint scientific statement from the Heart Failure Society of America, and the ASPC on the need to boost prevention efforts for heart failure. She explains the new scientific statement that calls for greater prevention efforts in heart failure.

Putting more emphasis on prevention in heart failure care

Martha Gulati, MD, co-chair on a new joint scientific statement from the Heart Failure Society of America and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, discusses the dire need she sees to boost prevention efforts for heart failure.

Vulnerable, but treatable: Semaglutide reduces symptoms in high-risk heart failure patients

Yes, even frail HFpEF patients see significant benefits when treated with semaglutide. Researchers believe these new data may help ease the minds of cardiologists everywhere.

Compensation for U.S. cardiologists is up across the board, according to a recent survey published by MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company. The report identified similar trends for cardiovascular surgeons, highlighting the country’s high demand for all heart specialists in 2024 and beyond.

CVD responsible for 1 in 3 deaths around the world

Cardiovascular disease remains the world’s leading cause of death, according to a special report from the American College of Cardiology. The new analysis, described by one cardiologist as a "wake-up call," includes data from more than 200 countries and territories.

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TAVR reinterventions: What new data tell us about redo, explant trends over time

TAVR reintervention rates remain low. However, they are slowly rising as the procedure is used more to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. Researchers think this trend may continue going forward.