Print this pageSAAAVE Act Campaign
SVS, industry and supporting health organization representatives have launched a campaign to educate the public and referring physicians about the new AAA Medicare screening benefit. Last year SVS government relations, supporting organizations and industry were instrumental in the successful passage of the SAAAVE Act.
Beginning in 2007, a free, one-time, ultrasound AAA screening is available for at-risk Medicare beneficiaries during their Welcome to Medicare physical. At risk are men who have smoked sometime during their lives, and men and women with a family history of AAA.
Highlights of the campaign include a newspaper article and the below radio PSA.
AAA Screening Medicare Benefit for Radio PSA
Health News
New Medicare recipients can protect themselves from a serious, often fatal, disease by being screened for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) before it ruptures.
AAA is an enlargement that develops in weakened areas in the body’s largest artery. The enlargement occurs slowly, over several years, with no symptoms. Most people are unaware of their AAA until it becomes large enough to rupture. Rupture causes sudden, severe pain; and death occurs in most people before they can reach a hospital.
Beginning in 2007, a free, one-time, ultrasound AAA screening is available for at-risk Medicare beneficiaries during their Welcome to Medicare physical. At risk are men who have smoked sometime during their lives, and men and women with a family history of AAA. If AAA is detected, patients should consult with a vascular surgeon. Treatment options include medical management with close follow-up for small AAAs; and minimally invasive endovascular procedures, or open surgery, for larger aneurysms.
Visit www.VascularWeb.org for more information, or call 800-258-7188 for a free brochure.
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