Economic Barriers to Interventional Cardiology Care for Adults and Children With Congenital Heart Disease and Potential Policy Solutions: A SCAI Policy Statement
Congenital heart disease (CHD) patients needing interventional cardiology procedures require highly skilled physicians to deliver resource-intensive care. The current United States health care system presents multiple economic barriers. This includes payments from Medicaid, procedure values, physician compensation, and device development. In combination, these factors contribute to worse outcomes for CHD patients. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions is committed to removing these barriers for improved patient outcomes. This will require a coordinated effort with advocacy and education to change the current process and develop new approaches to delivering interventional cardiology care for CHD patients.
Authors
- James C. Blankenship (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-533X)
- Satyan Lakshminrusimha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6098-2155)
- Gurumurthy Hiremath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6686-896X)
- Curtis Rooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9687-3136)
- Sarosh P. Batlivala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8795-9526)
- Sergio Bartakian
- Jeremy M. Ringewald
- Lyndon C. Box
- Joaquin E. Cigarroa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1567-6006)
- Mark H. Hoyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8689-9405)
- Frank F. Ing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1806-8153)
- Nicole Sutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2630-5382)
- Mary Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2351-7987)
Institutions
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Riley Hospital for Children (US)
- Valley Medical Center (US)
- St. Joseph's Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital at Montefiore (US)
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (US)
- UC Davis Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Minnesota Children's Hospital (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103873
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00