Uptake and outcomes of supervised exercise therapy for peripheral artery disease: The importance of vascular medicine specialists at a large midwestern health care system during the first 5 years of CMS reimbursement.

SET referral and completion rates are low in the 5 years following CMS reimbursement, despite the advocacy of vascular medicine specialists. SET is effective in improving patient functional capacity and quality of life. Additional efforts are needed to increase both SET availability and referrals as part of comprehensive treatment of PAD.