The ACC is actively working with Congress and

The ACC is actively working with Congress and other key stakeholders to develop a health care system that: A Puts patients first B Rewards cardiovascular professionals for their commitment to quality, evidencebased care

Through its Advocacy efforts, is… the

2015 Advocacy Priorities

Creating a Value-Driven Health Care System Key 2015 Priorities • Ongoing implementation of Medicare quality incentive programs • Educate ACC members on value-based payment environment • Facilitate chapter involvement in state/local payment model activity • Implement ACC-preferred cost and quality measures for CV care • Develop specialty payment models

Ensuring Access to Care and CV Practice Stability Key 2015 Priorities • Permanent SGR repeal • Site of service payment differential • GME funding and CV workforce support • Protection of IOASE at state and federal level • Appropriate payer policies for use of CV services • Medical liability reform • Narrow networks

Promoting Use of Clinical Data to Improve Care Key 2015 Priorities • Implementation of AUC mandate • Federal legislative initiatives to support use of registries • Ongoing implementation of QCDR program • EHR Incentive Program Stage 3; EHR standards and certification • Access to claims data

Fostering Research and Innovation in CV Care Key 2015 Priorities • Drug safety • Drug and device approval • 21 st Century Cures Initiative • Informed consent • Post-market surveillance

Improving Population Health and Preventing CVD Key 2015 Priorities • Appropriations for public health and prevention activities • Initiatives to reduce and regulate tobacco use and products • Chronic disease management and prevention • Support for CHD; Implementation of pulse ox screening for CCHD • State initiatives for prevention of sudden cardiac death

Connect With Congress • ACCPAC • Legislative Conference (Oct. 18 – 20, 2015) • Legislator Practice Visits • Grassroots Network

Connect With State Lawmakers • • Chapter advocacy activities Legislator practice visits Lobby days at the state house Grassroots network

• Fuels ACC’s Advocacy Efforts • Increases Political Power and College Reach • Supports Federal Candidates Who Back CV-Friendly Legislation/Policies • Ranks Among Top 10 Medical Specialty PACs

ACC Advocacy in Action Shaping Health Policy to Meet the Triple Aim Better Health Better Outcomes Lower Cost

Current Advocacy Successes 1 SGR Reform Bill Includes AUC Mandate 2 Record Number of ACC Members Connect With Congress 3 ACCPAC Leads CV Political Action Committees

Current Advocacy Successes 4 Patient Access to Imaging Protected 5 Coding and Coverage Wins 6 SMARTCare Lands CMMI Grant

Current Advocacy Successes 7 ACC President Provides Expertise to Congressional Committee 8 Tobacco Tackled at the Federal and State Level 9 Pulse ox Legislation Advances in the States

Current Advocacy Successes 10 Greater Flexibility for EHR Incentive Program Reporting 11 Facilitating Alternative Payment Model Participation 12 Cost and Resource Use Measures for Cardiovascular Conditions