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Dr. Peter Naas

Dr. Naas is board certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, Greenville County Medical Society, South Carolina Gastroenterology Association, South Carolina Medical Association, and the American Society for Gastroenterology Endoscopy. Dr. Naas’s patient care philosophy involves helping patients to achieve health through prevention. In his […]
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Tell Congress: Preserve Patient Access by Blocking Pending Physician Payment Cuts

When adjusted for inflation, physician payments from Medicare have effectively declined more than 25 percent over the past two decades. Independent physicians and our patients deserve a predictable payment system that matches Medicare reimbursement to the cost increases experienced by our private practices.
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Video: Establishing a Pipeline Program for High School Students

In this video, Dr. Jessica Fisher of Fisher of Digestive Health Partners in Asheville, North Carolina interviews Dr. Dominique Howard of Capital Digestive Care in Silver Spring, Maryland, about an innovative outreach program Dr. Howard and her colleagues have established to provide high school students with a hands-on look at what it’s like to be a gastroenterologist.
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DHPA Submits Comment Letter to U.S. House Ways & Means Committee for RFI on Improving Access to Care in Rural Areas

DHPA today submitted a comment letter to the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on improving access to care in rural areas.
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DHPA Supports the Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act

“The Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act protects our ability to provide these complex therapies in our practices, while still achieving the same savings for the Medicare program,” said Dr. Ketover. “We hope Congress can advance this bill without delay.”
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