Author: Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG

On Monday, March 13, 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its “score” or cost and other projections for the…

On March 6th, 2017, both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Committee released draft legislation,…

Last week, a draft of an old Affordable Care Act repeal bill was leaked.  This set in motion a bit…

This week, U.S. House Republicans released a “policy brief” in advance of the Presidents’ Day congressional recess, outlining a replacement…

On Wednesday, February 1st, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the impending…

On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a contentious confirmation hearing for President Donald…

The U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution (S Con Res 3) on Thursday, which instructs the four congressional committees with…

This week, the U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act.  The U.S. House passed the bill last week.  After…

ACG members have until December 7 to contest potential payment penalties associated with CY 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)…

The 2016 elections have come and gone.  Donald Trump will be the next United States President and Republicans will maintain…