Tag: medicare reimbursement
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Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement Proposal Would Cut Reimbursement for GI Practices and Infusion
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement Proposal Would Cut Reimbursement for GI Practices and InfusionThis week, ACG submitted formal comments to CMS regarding an ill-advised proposal to change the reimbursement formula for physician-administered drugs,…
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CMS and Private Health Insurance Groups Seek to Align Quality Reporting
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS and Private Health Insurance Groups Seek to Align Quality ReportingOn Tuesday, February 16th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new set of proposed quality measure…
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ACG New York Governors Urge Members to Help Restore Medical Malpractice Coverage
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG New York Governors Urge Members to Help Restore Medical Malpractice CoverageOn Tuesday, February 9th, at the local level, ACG’s Governors for New York alerted NY members on a state budget…
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Budget Proposal Eliminates Coinsurance When Screening Colonoscopy Turns Therapeutic
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Budget Proposal Eliminates Coinsurance When Screening Colonoscopy Turns TherapeuticOn Tuesday, February 9th, President Obama released his blueprint federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2017. Each year, the President…
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CMS: “Meaningful Use Changes Forthcoming”
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS: “Meaningful Use Changes Forthcoming”As many of you know, last week CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt was quoted in the press stating that “in 2016,…
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Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use Burdens
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use BurdensCongress closed out 2015 by passing the fiscal 2016 spending package, appropriating funds for the various federal agencies and programs.…
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Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN Act
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN ActThis week, the Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC) urged Senator Ben Cardin and Representative Richard Neal to include the SCREEN…
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Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GI
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GIAs you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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Congress Must Pass the SCREEN Act
As you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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CMS Cuts Reimbursement to Colonoscopy – What You Need to Know
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Cuts Reimbursement to Colonoscopy – What You Need to KnowCMS on October 30 released the CY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. ACG, AGA and ASGE are outraged at…