Health disparities can be found in many of the chronic diseases within the NIDDK’s mission, and digestive diseases are no exception. Several forms of digestive disease, whether common or rare, are more predominant in some racial, ethnic, or gender groups. These groups can also face greater barriers to participating in clinical research and to receiving […]
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Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts (American Medical Association)
In 2019, the AMA established the Center for Health Equity to embed and advance equity across all aspects of health care, including within the AMA itself. Foundational to the work of the Center, the AMA developed, in partnership with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), one of the most comprehensive health equity communication guides […]
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DHPA Surpasses One Hundred Member Practices
The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) has surpassed 100 members, adding eight independent practices to its roster since January. DHPA now represents 104 independent GI practices in 39 states with more than 2400 physicians who provide care for more than three million people annually.
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MedPage Today: Doc Groups Seek to Reinstate Ban on Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage
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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