Tag: medicaid
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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…
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Medicaid and Commercial Payment Changes in Ohio to Implement “Episodes of Care”
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Medicaid and Commercial Payment Changes in Ohio to Implement “Episodes of Care”Dear ACG Ohio Member, Ohio’s Governor’s Office of Health Transformation (OHT) has started an initiative to pay for “value” for…