Tag: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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ACA Repeal Watch- Some Interesting Updates While Awaiting Senate Bill
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch- Some Interesting Updates While Awaiting Senate BillAccording to a report released this week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the House-passed American Health Care…
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ACG Practice Management Center: Important Updates for ACG Members
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Practice Management Center: Important Updates for ACG MembersACG Members: Need Help with MACRA? ACG’s MACRA website not only hosts the various MIPS and APM requirements, and payment…
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2016 ACG National Affairs News Year in Review: ACG in Washington D.C. and State Houses across the Country
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / 2016 ACG National Affairs News Year in Review: ACG in Washington D.C. and State Houses across the CountryYear in Review: ACG in Washington D.C. and State Houses across the Country ACG on Capitol Hill and Washington…
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Important Date for ACG Members: December 7 is the deadline to appeal 2015 PQRS and VM review
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Important Date for ACG Members: December 7 is the deadline to appeal 2015 PQRS and VM reviewACG members have until December 7 to contest potential payment penalties associated with CY 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)…
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Rep. Tom Price, MD and Seema Verma to lead HHS and CMS
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Rep. Tom Price, MD and Seema Verma to lead HHS and CMSThis week, President-elect Donald Trump selected Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-GA) to serve as the Secretary for the Department of…
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2016 Election Reflections: Summary and Potential Impact on ACG Members Moving Forward
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / 2016 Election Reflections: Summary and Potential Impact on ACG Members Moving ForwardThe 2016 elections have come and gone. Donald Trump will be the next United States President and Republicans will maintain…
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CMS Releases CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Facility Rates and Physician Fee Schedule
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Releases CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Facility Rates and Physician Fee ScheduleThis week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2017 Medicare facility fees for the hospital outpatient…
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CMS Releases Final MACRA Rule
Highly Anticipated MACRA Final Rule Hits October 14, 2016 – Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released…
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GI Societies Meet with CMS on Sedation
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / GI Societies Meet with CMS on SedationGI Societies Meet with CMS on Sedation R. Bruce Cameron, MD, FACG ACG Representative to the AMA’s RVS Update Committee…
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CMS Announcement: Easing MACRA requirements for CY 2017
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Announcement: Easing MACRA requirements for CY 2017This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Agency will ease reporting restrictions and potential…