The ACA, the private practice of vascular surgery, and SVS: A call to action

Only in this manner can a professional society be fully informed and responsive to the impact of the ACA on both practice models, and only in this way will a professional society be truly representative of its constituents.

For the SVS, this means openly advocating for the private practice model and creating several board seats for members of its largest constituency, the private practice vascular surgeon. These representatives can be chosen at the annual meeting by those in private practice. This will serve to strengthen the SVS as it will be a more representative body of all its constituent parts and be better informed and able to respond to future issues which impact its membership.

Carlo A. Dall’Olmo, M.D., is a vascular surgeon and president, the Michigan Vascular Center, Flint.