DHPA today submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the Medicare Program Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Remedy for the 340B-Acquired Drug Payment Policy for Calendar Years 2018-2022 (Proposed Rule).
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Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting
In an age when quality of care, cost-effectiveness and transparency are more important than ever, data demonstrates that high-quality, integrated care delivered in the independent medical practice setting is worthy of protection as an alternative to care that is often more costly when furnished in the hospital setting.
UnitedHealthcare’s Advance Notification Policy: Paperwork Over Patient Care
UnitedHealthcare’s attempt to clarify its ill-advised advance notification program doesn’t change the fact that this replacement policy will delay care and limit access to life-saving colonoscopy and other endoscopic examinations that prevent cancer.
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Statement on UnitedHealthcare’s Advance Notification Policy for Gastroenterology Services
Although UnitedHealthcare has decided not to implement its planned prior authorization policy in favor of an ill-defined advance notification program, we are concerned that this replacement policy creates a new pretext for future prior authorization requirements, which will delay care and limit access to life-saving colonoscopy and other endoscopic examinations that prevent cancer.
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Value of Colonoscopy Spanish Translation (Infographic)
Hay muchas opciones de detección, pero la colonoscopia es el estándar de oro. El cáncer colorrectal se previene mediante la extirpación de pólipos, que son crecimientos precancerosos. Y una colonoscopia de detección es la única prueba que DETECTA y ELIMINA los pólipos precancerosos.
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Colorectal Cancer: Am I at Risk? Spanish Translation (Infographic)
Es importante comprender que existen disparidades en las tasas de detección del cáncer colorrectal y que las tasas de mortalidad por la enfermedad son más altas entre algunos grupos étnicos que entre otros. Hay disparidades en las tasas de detección por muchas razones, incluido un menor acceso a la cobertura de atención médica, tasas más bajas de recomendación de un proveedor.
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