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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

Supervised exercise therapy, the gold standard exercise therapy for patients with PAD, is woefully underutilized despite its known health benefits and the fact that it is covered by Medicare and most health insurance plans,” said Gornik. Rates of referral for supervised exercise therapy among PAD patients are incredibly low.

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ACO REACH: A New Evolution in At-Risk Primary Care

The Beat Blog

Elliott Fisher during a 2006 public meeting with the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC). Then, six years later in 2012, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) authorized the use of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to improve the safety and quality of care and reduce health care costs in Medicare.