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• CMS Releases Proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule, updating the PFS conversion factor from $32.3465 to $33.5875 for qualifying alternative payment model (APM) participants and $33.4209 for non-qualifying APM participants.
• Innovation in Defibrillator Technology: The Novel OmniaSecureâ„¢ Lead
  Transvenous leads are the weak link in any implantable transvenous pacemaker or defibrillator system. Transvenous leads are associated with vascular occlusions, tricuspid regurgitation, endocarditis, and lead failure.
• One Big Beautiful Bill Act Implementation: What You Need to Know
  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) became law on July 4, cutting more than $1 trillion in Medicaid funding and making substantial changes to the federal student loan program.
• ACC Chapters Increasing AED Access Across the US
  Increasing access to AEDs has been a priority issue for several ACC State Chapters, guiding their advocacy efforts throughout the 2025 state legislative sessions. In the past year, more than 20 states have introduced related legislation, with ACC Chapters playing a major role in advocating for successful passage...
• Does Number of CVD Risk Factors Influence Plaque Vulnerability in ACS?
  The number of cardiovascular risk factors was strongly associated with greater plaque vulnerability, especially for culprit lesions, in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to new research published in JACC.