Tag: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Estimating compliance cost is notoriously difficult, but the available studies nevertheless suggests CMS’ figures are woefully low.

We know that a 3.36% Medicare reimbursement cut is looming in 2024. These cuts are anti-physician practice and threaten patient access to care. Clearly, the Medicare physician fee schedule is broken and needs both short-term and long-term corrections.

The GI societies are disappointed and concerned to see a proposed cut to reimbursement in 2024. Tell Congress now to reform physician reimbursement.

Ending “Post-Polypectomy Surprise” included in Larger COVID-19 Stimulus Package The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is grateful to Congress for…

HHS Provider Relief Funds Program: My Experience By Caroll D. Koscheski, MD, FACGACG TrusteeMember, ACG Legislative & Public Policy CouncilGastroenterology…

ACG Updated Guidance: Economic Relief for GI PracticesFrom ACG Board Trustee Caroll Koscheski, MD, FACG In last week’s update on economic relief for GI practices,…

ACG members are working admirably on the front lines of this COVID-19 crisis. We are also dealing with this crisis…

On Monday, March 30th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a series of temporary waivers and policy…

Originally posted March 20, 2020. Updated April 30, 2020. The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the…

On Monday, as required by law, the Trump Administration released its proposed FY 2020 federal government budget.  The budget is…