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  • Private Insurers Participating in Health Exchanges Must Waive Bowel Preparation Costs

    American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Private Insurers Participating in Health Exchanges Must Waive Bowel Preparation Costs

    On April 20th, the Federal Government provided important guidance for private group plans participating in health exchanges set up via…

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    The ACG Board of Governors will be on Capitol Hill next week advocating for issues important to GI practices.  Congress…

  • National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Congress Needs to Learn From Katie Couric

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    This week, ACG shared Katie Couric’s unanticipated journey as a cancer advocate with Congress.  Ms. Couric’s work is the subject…

  • ACG Joins National Physicians Council for Healthcare Policy on Capitol Hill

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    On Tuesday, I attended the March 2016 National Physicians Council for Healthcare Policy meeting sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX). …

  • ACG Urges Congress to Repeal Stark Law

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    On Wednesday, February 3, ACG urged Congress to repeal the Stark Law and related Anti-Kickback Statute.   The Senate Finance and…

  • Senate Committee Weighs-in on FDA Review of Duodendscopes

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    On Wednesday, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) released a new report:…

  • 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 Cuts

    On Wednesday, ACG National Affairs Committee Chair, Caroll Koscheski, MD FACG, and in-coming ACG National Affairs Committee Chair, Whitfield Knapple,…

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