Tag: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Making $ense of MACRA
CMS….SGR… MACRA… MIPS… APMs… QCDRs… ACOs… Why does Washington D.C. love acronyms and complicated payment systems? What the heck is…
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“Sunshine” Payments: Review and Dispute Periods End May 15th
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / “Sunshine” Payments: Review and Dispute Periods End May 15thCMS announced the beginning of the 45 day Open Payments (“sunshine payments”) review and dispute period. This period ends May…
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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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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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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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2016 Medicare Reimbursement Rates: Popular GI Codes
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / 2016 Medicare Reimbursement Rates: Popular GI CodesACG is extremely disappointed that Congress and CMS chose to finalize the 2016 Medicare reimbursement rates without alleviating significant cuts…
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Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use Burdens
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use BurdensCongress closed out 2015 by passing the fiscal 2016 spending package, appropriating funds for the various federal agencies and programs.…
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Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GI
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GIAs you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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Congress Must Pass the SCREEN Act
As you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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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…