Tag: medicaid
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ACA Repeal Watch: CBO Releases Projections on the American Health Care Act
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: CBO Releases Projections on the American Health Care ActOn Monday, March 13, 2017, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its “score” or cost and other projections for the…
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ACA Repeal Watch: Very Busy Week for Repeal and Replace; what to watch for?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Very Busy Week for Repeal and Replace; what to watch for?On March 6th, 2017, both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Committee released draft legislation,…
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ACA Repeal Watch: Republicans Trying to Find Consensus
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Republicans Trying to Find ConsensusLast week, a draft of an old Affordable Care Act repeal bill was leaked. This set in motion a bit…
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ACA Repeal Watch: House Republicans Release “Repeal and Replace” Blueprint
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: House Republicans Release “Repeal and Replace” BlueprintThis week, U.S. House Republicans released a “policy brief” in advance of the Presidents’ Day congressional recess, outlining a replacement…
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ACA Repeal Watch: Week of Congressional Hearings
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Week of Congressional HearingsOn Wednesday, February 1st, the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on the impending…
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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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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…
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ACA Back in the News: a good time for some updated statistics for ACG members
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Back in the News: a good time for some updated statistics for ACG membersThis week, Aetna announced that the company intends to withdraw most of its “2017 public exchange expansion plans” and undergo…
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Update from the Hill: Congress in Recess until September; Lame Duck Post-Election Schedule
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Update from the Hill: Congress in Recess until September; Lame Duck Post-Election ScheduleCongress left for a seven-week recess on July 14 and will return after Labor Day, giving lawmakers limited time to…
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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 CostsOn April 20th, the Federal Government provided important guidance for private group plans participating in health exchanges set up via…