Tag: Medicare
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Be the go-to policy wonk at your Memorial Day Weekend BBQ: health reform updates and forecasts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Be the go-to policy wonk at your Memorial Day Weekend BBQ: health reform updates and forecastsOn Wednesday, May 24th, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released the “score” or cost estimate and policy impact of the…
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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: 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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ACA Repeal Watch: Wheels set in motion but proceeding with caution
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Repeal Watch: Wheels set in motion but proceeding with cautionThe U.S. Senate passed a budget resolution (S Con Res 3) on Thursday, which instructs the four congressional committees with…
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ACG Practice Management Center: Important Updates for ACG Members
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Practice Management Center: Important Updates for ACG MembersACG Members: Need Help with MACRA? ACG’s MACRA website not only hosts the various MIPS and APM requirements, and payment…
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Congress passes 21st Century Cures Act- What does it mean for clinical GI?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress passes 21st Century Cures Act- What does it mean for clinical GI?This week, the U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act. The U.S. House passed the bill last week. After…
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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 Releases CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Facility Rates and Physician Fee Schedule
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Releases CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Facility Rates and Physician Fee ScheduleThis week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2017 Medicare facility fees for the hospital outpatient…