Tag: medicare
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ACG and GI Societies to Fight Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG and GI Societies to Fight Medicare Cuts to ColonoscopyCMS released on July 8 the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Good News, Bad News: Colorectal Cancer Screening is Up But A Quirk in the Law and Forthcoming Reimbursement Cuts Could Derail Hardwon Progress in the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
Here’s some good news: Use of lifesaving colorectal screening tests is on the upswing according to American Cancer Society investigators…
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Top Five Reasons to Support the SCREEN ACT
You may have already heard about the SCREEN ACT (S. 1079, HR 2035), new legislation introduced in April that would…
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Medicare Beneficiaries Gain Access to Hepatitis C Info & Screening Under SCREEN Act
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Medicare Beneficiaries Gain Access to Hepatitis C Info & Screening Under SCREEN ActLearn more about the Medicare demonstration project Learn more about the SCREEN Act Download this infographic for web, posters
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / New Demonstration Project Links Colorectal Cancer Screening to Discussion and Testing for Hepatitis C
A key feature of new legislation introduced in April is an innovative Medicare demonstration project which authorizes a colonoscopy pre-screening…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman Richard Neal Introduce SCREEN Act: Bill Reduces Barriers for Medicare Beneficiaries to Colorectal Cancer and Hepatitis C Screening
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Representative Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the “Supporting ColoRectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act” (S.…