The American Society of Echocardiography's mission in advocacy is to represent the interests of our members, while advocating to create an environment for excellence in the quality and practice of cardiovascular ultrasound.  The ASE’s role as the voice of echocardiography on Capitol Hill, to federal agencies, and among private payers is unquestionably of great--and ever-increasing-- importance.

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• CMS Issues ACA Proposed Rule Increasing Medicaid Payments for Primary Care Services Provided by Cardiologists  in 2013, 2014 ^New
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• HHS Announces Delay of ICD-10 until October 1, 2014 ^New
• Memo on CMS’s Proposed Rule Regarding Meaningful Use criteria – Stage 2 Measurements, Payment Penalties, Hardship Exemptions and Appears ^New
• ASE and ACC Work to Resolve Concerns on Private Payer Reimbursement Requirements for Inpatient Echo Interpretations Performed on the Same Day as E and M Visits ^New
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• ASE Responds to the Physician Payment Sunshine Act ^New
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