At the request of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, DHPA submitted comments on ways to modernize the Stark Law.
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Comments to CMS on MACRA and Implementation of Alternative Payment Models
On behalf of more than 1,300 gastroenterologists and other physician specialists whose independent GI practices are members of the Digestive Health Physicians Association, DHPA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services responding to CMS’s request for information regarding implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, promotion of Alternative Payment Models, and Incentive […]
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DHPA Supports Congressional Letters to CMS Opposing Proposed Colonoscopy Cuts
The Digestive Health Physician Association (DHPA) commends 94 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 27 Members of the U.S. Senate for their leadership in signing a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concern that the pending proposal to reduce Medicare fee for service reimbursement for colorectal cancer screening […]
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DHPA Opposes Proposed CMS Cuts to Colonoscopy Reimbursements
On behalf of more than 1,200 gastroenterologists and other physician specialists whose medical practices are members of the Digestive Health Physicians Association, DHPA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2016. The comments focus on the threat posed by CMS’s proposed […]
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DHPA Backgrounder
As gastroenterologists who have chosen to care for our patients in independent medical practices, we understand the threats and opportunities that our groups—and ultimately our patients—face due to the changing health care landscape. And while our existing national societies play a vital role advocating on our behalf, it is clear that those of us who […]
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