The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System final rule. CMS has ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized updates to the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), introducing significant ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved baxdrostat, a first-in-class oral aldosterone synthase inhibitor, as an add-on therapy for hypertension in adults whose blood pressure (BP) is ...

Cardiovascular clinicians can bill new or revised codes for PCI, lower extremity revascularization (LER), coronary plaque analysis and other services starting Jan. 1, 2026. The ACC Advocacy team has ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a change in methodology to indirect practice expense (PE) payment in the proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lipfendra (enlicitide), the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, to lower LDL cholesterol in adults with hypercholesterolemia, including those with ...

The proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) includes a proposal to reduce the physician work relative value unit (RVU) for performing a left atrial appendage closure procedure (LAAO) from ...

Late-breaking clinical trials presented at ACC.26 focusing on coronary interventions included several looking at intravascular guidance in complex, high-risk procedures (IVUS-CHIP), bifurcation ...

Three late-breaking science studies presented during ESC Congress 2026 provide new insights into the use of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) fractional flow reserve (FFRct) to guide ...

The number of cardiac procedures being performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) has grown significantly over the last decade, and third-party payer reimbursement, led by the Centers for Medicare ...

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 ...

Throughout the first half of 2026, ACC's Advocacy Team has been actively engaged in shaping policy at both the federal and state levels and working with policymakers to support cardiovascular ...