dhpadmin, Author at DHPA

November 4, 2018

GI News Round Up 10/14 – 11/4

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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October 27, 2018

DHPA Responds to HHS Office of Inspector General RFI on Anti-Kickback Statute

DHPA submitted comments in response to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the need to modernize the Anti-Kickback Statute. DHPA’s comment letter complements another set of comments submitted to CMS which focused on modernizing the Stark law to remove […]
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October 15, 2018

GI News Round Up 09/30 – 10/14

September 14, 2018

DHPA Testifies Before U.S. Energy & Commerce Committee on Value-Based Care in Medicare

DHPA President Dr. Michael Weinstein testified before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee during a hearing entitled “Examining Barriers to Expanding Innovative Value-Based Care in Medicare.” Dr. Weinstein testified that expanding Alternative Payment Models (APMs) to independent practices will enable health care to move to a more cost-efficient setting. Dr. Weinstein urged Congress […]
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September 13, 2018

DHPA Asks Congressional Leaders to Request CMS to Reconsider Step Therapy for Medicare Advantage Plans

DHPA joined a coalition of 240 patient and provider groups signing onto a letter to U.S. Senate and U.S. House leaders asking them to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider a proposal to allow Medicare Advantage plans to implement step therapy to manage Part B drugs. CMS originally announced the […]
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