• Sean Roddy, MD, Chair
• Irwin Best, MD
• Michael Dalsing, MD
• David Deaton, MD
• Randall De Martino, MD
• Matthew Dougherty, MD
• Rumi Faizer, MD
• David Han, MD
• Allen Hartsell, MD
• Glenn Jacobowitz, MD
• Tim Kresowik, MD
• George Meier, MD
• Stephen Motew, MD
• David Parlato, MD
• Gary Seabrook, MD
• Matthew Sideman, MD
• Sunita Srivastava, MD
• Michael Sutherland, MD
• Margaret Tracci, MD
• Michael Vasquez, MD
• Pam Phillips, Staff Liaison 

Scope of Work

• Oversee Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) health policy activities, including all federal legislative and regulatory issues affecting vascular surgery and the Coding and Reimbursement Subcommittee

2012-2013 Charges

• Determine SVS positions on legislative/regulatory issues that have an impact on vascular surgeons and their patients
• Monitor and participate in advocacy/communications efforts for Medicare physician payment reform that benefits vascular surgery, including the removal of the Sustainable Growth Rate formula
• Monitor and participate in advocacy/communications efforts for overall health care reform implementation that benefits vascular surgery, which includes removing barriers to AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) screening, averting additional cuts to ultrasound screening, repealing IPAB, and supporting comprehensive medical liability reform
• Monitor and participate in federal/state advocacy efforts for sonographer credentialing and monitor state efforts
• Review comments on regulatory issues before they are submitted to CMS
• Participate in Hill visits during 2012 VAM and meet in person at VAM
• Annually review health policy and government relations section of VascularWeb and advise staff on content

• Participate in RUC and CPT Editorial Panel meetings representing the interests of vascular surgeons
• Comment on administrative actions such as NCCI edits, national and local coverage decisions
• Provide content and faculty for SVS education efforts on coding nd reimbursement
• Report on actions during Health Policy Committee conference calls

Updated June 2012