The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Sapien 3, Sapien 3 Ultra and Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia TAVR valves from Edwards Lifesciences to treat patients with asymptomatic severe aortic ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

AKI = acute kidney injury; CI-AKI = contrast-induced acute kidney injury; DM = diabetes mellitus; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; GBCA = gadolinium-based ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

In IDEAL-AF, simultaneously published in JAMA, adjunctive low-voltage zone ablation following pulmonary vein isolation improved rhythm outcomes and health-related quality of life without increasing ...

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 ...