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• CMS Finalizes Updated TAVR National Coverage Determination
  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 changes to Medicare coverage requirements for patients with aortic stenosis.
• ACC Quality Summit: Turning Insights Into Real-World Change
  Bringing together clinicians, administrators and quality leaders from across the cardiovascular care team, ACC Quality Summit 2026 offers a collaborative forum to share insights, gain practical knowledge and drive meaningful improvements in patient care.
• ACC Quality Summit Explores AI’s Role in the Future of CV Care
  John Rumsfeld, MD, PhD, MACC, the Ralph G. Brindis Keynote speaker at ACC Quality Summit 2026, is not only a global leader in health technology and AI, but also a deeply respected figure within the ACC community.
• CMS Releases Final Ambulatory Specialty Model Participant List For 2027
  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final participant list for the upcoming mandatory Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) for heart failure (HF) and low back pain starting in January 2027. The final list includes over 5,550 clinicians with 2,215 in the HF cohort – 395 fewer than the initial preliminary list […]
• Advanced Practice Providers Within the Cardio-Obstetric Team: Bridging Preconception, Pregnancy, and Long-Term Cardiovascular Care
  The ACC Reproductive Health and Cardio-Obstetrics (RHCOB) Cardiovascular Team Workgroup presented "Strengthening Pregnancy Outcomes Utilizing Advanced Practice Providers in Cardio-Obstetric Care: A Case Report" at the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026)...