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  • Help Stop Medicare’s Planned Colonoscopy Cuts—6 Ways You Can Fight Back

    American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Help Stop Medicare’s Planned Colonoscopy Cuts—6 Ways You Can Fight Back

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which,…

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    As you know, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this month released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule…

  • ACG and GI Societies to Fight Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy

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    CMS released on July 8 the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut…

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    In response to concerns from ACG and the provider community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week…

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    A study published this week concluded that higher quality colonoscopies in terms of better adenoma detection were associated with as…

  • Good News, Bad News: Colorectal Cancer Screening is Up But A Quirk in the Law and Forthcoming Reimbursement Cuts Could Derail Hardwon Progress in the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer

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    Here’s some good news: Use of lifesaving colorectal screening tests is on the upswing according to American Cancer Society investigators…

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    You may have already heard about the SCREEN ACT (S. 1079, HR 2035), new legislation introduced in April that would…

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