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December 18, 2020

GI News Round Up – Friday December 18

GI Physicians Urge COVID-19 Vaccines for All IBD Patients
Medscape
Marcia Frellick

Changes to Medicare’s 2021 Physician Payment Fee Schedule
American Medical Association
Kathy Blake, MD, MPH; Sherry Smith, MPH; Scott Lauter, MD

What to Expect: HHS Issues Final Rules on Stark, AKS & CMP Laws
The National Law Review
Joshua L. Stearns, Charles A. Sinsel

Docs Cheer Medicare’s OK to Off-Site Hospital Care
Medpage Today
Michele G. Sullivan

Senator Boozman Leads Legislation in Senate to Protect Patients’ Access to Surgical Care
AP

Colonoscopy Gets a Bad Rap … From Primary Care Providers
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News

DHPA In the News

IBS guidelines, new centers, opposition to MS rules, and more: 7 GI industry notes
Becker’s GI and Endoscopy
Carly Behm

CMS rule restricts Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis patients access to infusion services, DHPA says
Becker’s GI & Endoscopy
Eric Oliver

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