Category: National Affairs
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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…
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ACG New York Governors Urge Members to Help Restore Medical Malpractice Coverage
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG New York Governors Urge Members to Help Restore Medical Malpractice CoverageOn Tuesday, February 9th, at the local level, ACG’s Governors for New York alerted NY members on a state budget…
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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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FDA updates automated endoscope reprocessor information
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / FDA updates automated endoscope reprocessor informationThe FDA has released updated information on automated endoscope reprocessors identifying which manufacturers have completed Automated Endoscope Reprocessors (AER) validation…
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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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ACG Part of Coalition on OH Medicaid Reimbursement Rates
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Part of Coalition on OH Medicaid Reimbursement RatesOH 2016 Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Restored ACG wanted to provide an important update for membership on a state issue. As…
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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:…