The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which,…
ACG Advocacy Day 2026: Advocacy Takes Guts – Advancing Digestive Health
ACG leaders advance GI’s public policy priorities in Congress, including utilization management reform and colorectal cancer screening
ACG Responds to CMS Coverage Proposal on Non-Invasive CRC Biomarker Tests
CMS recently announced a proposed Medicare coverage decision on non-invasive biomarker colorectal cancer screening tests. CMS proposes to automatically cover…
Advocacy Takes Guts, Part 3: Addressing the Physician & GI Workforce Crisis
On April 16th, ACG’s Board of Governors, Early Career Leadership Program participants, and other senior ACG leaders will head to…
Advocacy Takes Guts, Part 2: Standing Up to A Broken Medicare Reimbursement System
On April 16th, ACG’s Board of Governors, Early Career Leadership Program participants, and other senior ACG leaders will head to…
FDA’s Safety Communication on Supplemental Measures to Enhance Duodenoscope Reprocessing
The FDA today announced supplemental measures to enhance duodenoscope reprocessing, including all Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) endoscopes. The College recognizes…
Join ACG in the Fight Against Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts: Sign This Petition Now
Medicare bureaucrats plan to cut doctors’ reimbursement for colonoscopy starting January 2016. The stakes are high for Medicare patients and…
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…