To help SCAI members understand the gravity of the proposed Medicare cuts potentially facing interventional cardiologists in January, SCAI’s Government Relations Committee has put together four brief slides to shine a light on these critical issues.

The slides demonstrate the component parts of the Medicare timebomb that is about to explode when cuts from the Medicare sequester, Statutory PAYGO, Clinical labor share and physician fee schedule are combined for over $40B in proposed reductions in payments.