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March 14, 2025

Support Physician Payment Reforms that Protect Patient Access

Every year, Congress is forced to try and mitigate significant Medicare cuts to physician reimbursement. This constant patchwork of mitigating cuts is unsustainable for independent practices. The system must be fundamentally reformed to tie Medicare reimbursement to increasing practice costs by linking Medicare reimbursement to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Fact Sheets, Newsroom, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Resources

March 14, 2025

Site-Neutral Payment Policies Protect Patient Access and Support Independent GI Practices

Site-neutral payment policies ensure Medicare pays the same rate for services, promoting cost-effectiveness, competition, and patient choice. Site neutrality also removes financial incentives for hospitals to acquire physician practices and outpatient facilities by making them hospital-based services. Implementing site neutrality improves healthcare cost control, access to care, and affordability for patients.
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Fact Sheets, Newsroom, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Resources

March 13, 2025

Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities & the Value of Colonoscopy (Infographic)

Colonoscopy is the gold standard, as it’s the best screening for finding precancerous polyps and the only test that detects and prevents cancer by removing polyps before they can turn into cancer.
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CRC Screening Resources, Fact Sheets, Newsroom, Press Releases, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Resources

March 13, 2025

Protect Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening (Infographic)

Plaintiffs in Kennedy v. Braidwood, pending in the Supreme Court, are challenging existing law that insurers cover important cancer screening tests and procedures such as colonoscopy. This case could eliminate access to life-saving colorectal cancer screening coverage for millions of Americans and drive up colorectal cancer treatment costs.
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Filed Under: Advocacy, CRC Screening Resources, Fact Sheets, Newsroom, Press Releases, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Resources

March 13, 2025

Tell Congress: Support MPFS Reform to Protect Patient Access

Every year, Congress is forced to try and mitigate significant Medicare cuts to physician reimbursement. Tell your Member of Congress that the system must be fundamentally reformed to tie Medicare reimbursement to increasing practice costs by linking Medicare reimbursement to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
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