Category: Expert Insights
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Tri-Society Alert: 2018 Medicare Payment Rules Released
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Tri-Society Alert: 2018 Medicare Payment Rules ReleasedCMS has released two calendar year (CY) 2018 rules that finalize policy and payment changes for the Medicare Physician Fee…
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CMS Releases Final CY 2018 MIPS & APMs Requirements
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Releases Final CY 2018 MIPS & APMs RequirementsOn Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year (CY) 2018 Medicare Quality Payment Program…
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Medicare Seeks Your Feedback on MIPS Colonoscopy Episode
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Medicare Seeks Your Feedback on MIPS Colonoscopy EpisodeAs ACG and the GI societies notified you earlier this month, CMS recently announced that it will begin a trial…
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ACA Repeal Watch: Repeal efforts via the regulatory process underway
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Repeal efforts via the regulatory process underwayOn Thursday, October 12th, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the goal of rolling back the Patient Protection…
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ACA Repeal Watch: Senate Republicans Fail to Come to a Consensus Yet Again
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Senate Republicans Fail to Come to a Consensus Yet AgainOn Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) decided not to hold a vote on the plan drafted by Republican…
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CMS granting regulatory waiver for ASC and HOPD facilities hit by hurricanes
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS granting regulatory waiver for ASC and HOPD facilities hit by hurricanesDue to the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the agency…
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ACA Repeal Watch: Republicans to hold possible vote next week
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Republicans to hold possible vote next weekLast week, ACG informed you that the efforts to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)…
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GI Societies Comment on the 2018 Payment Rules
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / GI Societies Comment on the 2018 Payment RulesOn September 11, ACG, AGA and ASGE responded to major provisions proposed in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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My Reflections on ABIM MOC
My Reflections on ABIM MOC Daniel J. Pambianco, MD, FACG Charlottesville Gastroenterology Associates For full disclosure, I am currently chairing…
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ACA Repeal Watch: Early momentum leads to dramatic flop for Senate Republicans and Administration
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Early momentum leads to dramatic flop for Senate Republicans and AdministrationIn the early morning hours of Friday, July 28th, the Senate rejected a paired down, or “skinny repeal” version of…