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Dr. Geetanjali Akerkar

Digestive Health Specialists Chelmsford, MA Dr. Akerkar majored in Genetics at Cornell University and subsequently earned her MD at Cornell University Medical College. She completed her Internship and Residency at Beth Israel Hospital and the finished her fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Akerkar is a Clinical Instructor in Medicine […]
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HHS, CMS Propose Rules to Modernize Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

Washington, D.C. – The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) voiced support for proposed rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) to modernize the federal physician self-referral (Stark) law and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).
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DHPA to Senate Finance: Protect Patient Access to Much Needed Medications

DHPA submitted a letter to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee expressing concerns about Section 102 of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019, which was recently marked up by the Committee.
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GI News Round Up 07/21-08/04

A collection of GI policy-related news curated by DHPA. Topics include: MACRA, MIPs, APMs, Medicare, ambulatory surgery centers and other issues of importance to GI physicians providing high quality and cost-efficient care in the independent medical practice setting.
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