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Cardiovascular Societies Ask OMB to Withdraw Proposal Affecting Research Grants

ASNC joined the American College of Cardiology and other cardiovascular societies in sending a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting withdrawal of a proposed rule that…

CMS Issues Proposed Rule for 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

On July 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. Your advocacy team is conducting a code-specific analysis of…

The ASNC2026 Trainee Awards for Excellent Abstracts and Cases Go To …

ASNC is pleased to introduce the recipients of this year’s Trainee Awards, which celebrate top-scoring abstracts and cases to be presented at ASNC2026 by Trainee Members. Their work is recognized…

Announcing ASNC2026’s Barry L. Zaret Young Investigator Awards Competitors

ASNC congratulates the following early-career researchers who will compete for cash prizes at this year’s Barry L. Zaret Young Investigator Awards Competition.  Clinical Science Finalists: Emerging Science Finalists: The event…

ASNC2026 Showcasing Innovation, Insights, and What’s Next in Nuclear Cardiology

The Research and Abstracts Track at ASNC2026 will spotlight the breadth and depth of scientific work from across the nuclear cardiology community. This year’s submissions reflect a vibrant mix of…

HOPPS 2027 Proposed Rule: CMS Proposing Reorganization of Nuclear Medicine APCs

On Thursday, July 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule, which includes consequential proposals for nuclear cardiology…

House Subcommittee Advances Prior Authorization Legislation

The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health has advanced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514), a major legislative milestone for reform of Medicare…

Lawmakers Seek to Halt Medicare’s AI-Assisted Prior Authorization Model

The House of Representatives Appropriations Committee has approved legislation that, if passed, would bar Health and Human Services federal funding from being used to implement any model that implements prior…

Diagnosis Confirmed! What to Do Next for Your ATTR-CM Patients

Last week, ASNC welcomed clinicians from around the world to Confirming the Diagnosis of ATTR-CM, the first webinar in this year’s Cardiac Amyloidosis for Community Cardiologists series. Expert faculty delivered…

ASNC Delegates Help American Medical Association Shape AI and Prior Auth Policies

At last week’s American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates meeting, policies addressing artificial intelligence (AI) dominated the agenda. Representing nuclear cardiology, ASNC Delegates Ahmet Afsin Oktay, MD, and Suman…