Author: Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG
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ACG Urges Vice President Biden to Promote the “80% by 2018” Campaign
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Vice President Biden to Promote the “80% by 2018” CampaignOn Monday, March 1st, ACG urged Vice President Joe Biden to promote National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month as well as…
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Three Important Meaningful Use Dates: What You Need to Know
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Three Important Meaningful Use Dates: What You Need to KnowDid you receive a letter from CMS indicating that your 2016 Medicare payments will be cut due to failing to…
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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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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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ACG Urges Congress to Repeal Stark Law
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Congress to Repeal Stark LawOn Wednesday, February 3, ACG urged Congress to repeal the Stark Law and related Anti-Kickback Statute. The Senate Finance and…
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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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Senate Committee Weighs-in on FDA Review of Duodendscopes
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Senate Committee Weighs-in on FDA Review of DuodendscopesOn Wednesday, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) released a new report:…
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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…