DHPA - Digestive Health Physicians Association

GI News Round Up – Friday December 18

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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DHPA Opposes Most Favored Nation Rule Announced by CMS

The MFN Rule could dramatically restrict patient access to infusion medications administered in physician offices, especially for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, which are both major categories of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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DHPA Supports USPSTF Recommendations to Begin CRC Screening at 45, Calls for More Research on Disparities in Communities of Color

While supporting the draft recommendations overall, Dr. Glenn Littenberg, DHPA chair of health policy, expressed some concern about USPSTF’s recommendations with respect to screening colonoscopy versus stool-based CRC screening.
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