Medicare bureaucrats plan to cut doctors’ reimbursement for colonoscopy starting January 2016. The stakes are high for Medicare patients and…
IBS Awareness Month 2024
April is IBS Awareness Month. ACG is here for the busy clinician with resources on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: patient education materials, guidelines, lectures, podcasts, journal articles, and more.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Explore Resources & Inspiration from ACG Reezwana Chowdhury, MD, FACG; Chair, ACG Public Relations Committee March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month…
ACG “Ride or Stride for 45” in March
Bike, run or walk 45 miles in March 2024 (or 45 minutes per day) to show your support and enthusiasm for preventing colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45.
Black History Month 2024
Embracing the Past, Present, and Future:Celebrating Black Excellence in Gastroenterology by Dr. Corlan Eboh, Dr. Mazer Ally & Dr. Mohammad Ali;…
Help Stop Medicare’s Planned Colonoscopy Cuts—6 Ways You Can Fight Back
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which,…
Fight Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts: A “Playbook” for ACG Members
As you know, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this month released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule…
ACG and GI Societies to Fight Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy
CMS released on July 8 the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut…
Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy Threaten Progress Against Colorectal Cancer
I am incredibly frustrated and disappointed today. Devastating cuts to reimbursement for lifesaving colonoscopy exams under Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule…
CMS Proposes Cuts to 2016 Colonoscopy Rates: ACG, AGA and ASGE Will Fight Cuts
Late Wednesday, July 8, CMS released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically…
Dr. Amy Oxentenko on WGO Train-the-Trainers Taiwan 2015: Three Things to Share
The American College of Gastroenterology has been a long-time supporter of the World Gastronterology Organisation’s international workshop, Train the Trainers,…
CMS Eases ICD-10 Transition with 1-Year of Flexibility
In response to concerns from ACG and the provider community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week…
Proposed ASC Rule Includes Increases in Facility Fees for Upper GI Procedures
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule July 2 that includes policy and payment changes…
Being Mortal: A Personal Reflection
I just finished reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. It was not a spontaneous…