Becker's Healthcare January 22, 2025
Cameron Cortigiano

There are multiple changes that cardiologists and cardiac surgeons would like to see from CMS this year, including payment changes, stopping rate cuts and site neutrality.

These three physicians recently connected with Becker’s to share the top change they want CMS to make this year.

Note: Responses were lightly edited for clarity and length.

Question: What is one thing you’d like to see CMS change in 2025?

Michael Firstenberg, MD. Cardiac surgeon of Maui Memorial Medical Center (Wailuku, Hawaii): The biggest change that I would like to see is the elimination of (or serious modification to) the 90-day global payment for surgical procedures. As a cardiothoracic surgeon we do an aortic valve replacement. We get paid a single...

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