Tag: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Keep the Pressure On: ACG's Credo on Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Keep the Pressure On: ACG's Credo on Medicare CutsI want to let you know that the ACG takes recent CMS changes in colonoscopy reimbursement extremely seriously and we…
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CMS Cuts Reimbursement to Colonoscopy – What You Need to Know
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Cuts Reimbursement to Colonoscopy – What You Need to KnowCMS on October 30 released the CY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. ACG, AGA and ASGE are outraged at…
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ACG National Affairs Team Meets with Key Congressional Leaders Who Support Actions Against Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG National Affairs Team Meets with Key Congressional Leaders Who Support Actions Against Medicare CutsOn Wednesday, ACG National Affairs Committee Chair, Caroll Koscheski, MD FACG, and in-coming ACG National Affairs Committee Chair, Whitfield Knapple,…
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Congress Supports Colorectal Cancer Screening
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Supports Colorectal Cancer ScreeningThe American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) applaud…
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Urgent: You Can Still Help Stop Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Urgent: You Can Still Help Stop Medicare CutsThank you ACG members! ACG and the GI societies have been extremely active on Capitol Hill, urging members of Congress…
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ACG 2015 Prompts Reflections on My Year as President
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG 2015 Prompts Reflections on My Year as PresidentOur Annual Scientific Meeting and Post Graduate Course October 16-21 in Honolulu, Hawaii, is fast approaching. The scientific program offers…
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Joint GI Societies Submit Formal Comments to CMS Opposing Proposed Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Joint GI Societies Submit Formal Comments to CMS Opposing Proposed Medicare CutsEarlier this summer, CMS proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement rates for colonoscopy and other lower GI…
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Stop the Bleeding! Deadline Looms to Fix the Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Stop the Bleeding! Deadline Looms to Fix the CutsEarlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement…
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Take Action: CMS Comments Due Sept. 8
Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement…
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Act Now to Help Ensure Complex Patient Care, Cognitive Services Get New Codes
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Act Now to Help Ensure Complex Patient Care, Cognitive Services Get New CodesA recent CMS proposal may be a positive step for those of us in academic institutions or private practices whose…