Category: National Affairs
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FDA Updates Guidance: How to Request Domperidone for GI Disorders
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / National Affairs / FDA Updates Guidance: How to Request Domperidone for GI DisordersACG continues to work with the FDA in helping members obtain access to domperidone for patients. As you know, domperidone…
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ACG Joins National Physicians Council for Healthcare Policy on Capitol Hill
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Joins National Physicians Council for Healthcare Policy on Capitol HillOn Tuesday, I attended the March 2016 National Physicians Council for Healthcare Policy meeting sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX). …
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ACG Members Join Patient Advocates on Capitol Hill
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Members Join Patient Advocates on Capitol HillACG with DDNC on the Hill by Costas H. Kefalas, MD, MMM, FACG, Vice Chair, Board of Governors On March 7, 2016, members…
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ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening Legislation
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening LegislationEach year, hundreds of public and private health organizations come together with one common goal of educating the nation about…
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ACG, AGA, and ASGE Release 2016 CPT Coding Guidance
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG, AGA, and ASGE Release 2016 CPT Coding GuidanceACG and the GI societies work closely together to ensure that members are made aware of, and prepared for, coding…
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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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Kentucky Passes Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Kentucky Passes Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening ColonoscopyGreat news for our patients: effective Jan. 1, 2017, screening colonoscopies in Kentucky for asymptomatic individuals are fully covered by…
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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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ACG Endorses CA Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Endorses CA Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening ColonoscopyOn behalf of the College, ACG Governors for California endorsed a bill introduced by CA State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson,…
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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…