Are Medicare Advantage (MA) plans allowed to require patients to go through “step therapy” to get a medication or treatment they need? Yes — for now — but physician groups are trying to change that.
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MedPage Today: CMS Proposes to Rescind ‘Most Favored Nation’ Drug Pricing Rule
The Biden administration is planning to rescind a “Most Favored Nation” rule from the Trump administration that would have tested a model requiring that Medicare pay no more for certain drugs than the price paid by some other developed nations. Nadeem Baig, MD, a gastroenterologist in Oakhurst, New Jersey, and a member of the board […]
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DHPA Supports USPSTF Recommendations for CRC Screening Beginning at Age 45 and More Research on Effectiveness of sDNA-FIT Screening on CRC Mortality Outcomes
DHPA voiced its support for the final recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that Americans begin screening for colorectal cancer at the age of 45, an update of 2016 guidelines.
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Statement on Racism and Violence Against Asian Americans
The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) stands in solidarity with our Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) physician members, staff, patients and communities, to condemn recent acts of intimidation and violence.
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GI News Round Up – March 26, 2021
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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