Tag: SCREEN Act
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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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Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use Burdens
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use BurdensCongress closed out 2015 by passing the fiscal 2016 spending package, appropriating funds for the various federal agencies and programs.…
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Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN Act
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN ActThis week, the Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC) urged Senator Ben Cardin and Representative Richard Neal to include the SCREEN…
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Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GI
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GIAs you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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Congress Must Pass the SCREEN Act
As you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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Keep the Pressure On: ACG's Credo on Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Keep the Pressure On: ACG's Credo on Medicare CutsI want to let you know that the ACG takes recent CMS changes in colonoscopy reimbursement extremely seriously and we…
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Stop the Bleeding! Deadline Looms to Fix the Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Stop the Bleeding! Deadline Looms to Fix the CutsEarlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement…
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Over 5,150 Signed Petition Opposing Medicare Cuts: Take These Next Steps
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Over 5,150 Signed Petition Opposing Medicare Cuts: Take These Next StepsThe College is grateful to ACG Members who are helping to lead the charge opposing Medicare’s cuts to colonoscopy with…
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Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy Threaten Progress Against Colorectal Cancer
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy Threaten Progress Against Colorectal CancerI am incredibly frustrated and disappointed today. Devastating cuts to reimbursement for lifesaving colonoscopy exams under Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule…
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Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves Lives
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves LivesA study published this week concluded that higher quality colonoscopies in terms of better adenoma detection were associated with as…