Tag: Medicare
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ACG Members: Utilize ACG’s Practice Management Tools
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Education / ACG Members: Utilize ACG’s Practice Management ToolsIt is ACG’s mission to assist you with your private practice needs. We host a wealth of practice management materials…
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ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening Legislation
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening LegislationEach year, hundreds of public and private health organizations come together with one common goal of educating the nation about…
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Kentucky Passes Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Kentucky Passes Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening ColonoscopyGreat news for our patients: effective Jan. 1, 2017, screening colonoscopies in Kentucky for asymptomatic individuals are fully covered by…
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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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ACG Endorses CA Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Endorses CA Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening ColonoscopyOn behalf of the College, ACG Governors for California endorsed a bill introduced by CA State Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson,…
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ACG New York Governors Urge Members to Help Restore Medical Malpractice Coverage
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG New York Governors Urge Members to Help Restore Medical Malpractice CoverageOn Tuesday, February 9th, at the local level, ACG’s Governors for New York alerted NY members on a state budget…
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Budget Proposal Eliminates Coinsurance When Screening Colonoscopy Turns Therapeutic
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Budget Proposal Eliminates Coinsurance When Screening Colonoscopy Turns TherapeuticOn Tuesday, February 9th, President Obama released his blueprint federal budget for fiscal year (FY) 2017. Each year, the President…
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ACG Urges Congress to Repeal Stark Law
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Congress to Repeal Stark LawOn Wednesday, February 3, ACG urged Congress to repeal the Stark Law and related Anti-Kickback Statute. The Senate Finance and…
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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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Comment: Impact of Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts in Becker's ASC
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Comment: Impact of Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts in Becker's ASCACG Trustee Dr. David Greenwald was quoted this week in an article in GI trade publication, Becker’s ASC “How Medicare…