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November 7, 2018

Southeast Valley Gastroenterology Joins DHPA

DHPA welcomes Southeast Valley Gastroenterology in Chandler as the 3rd independent GI practice to join from Arizona. Southeast Valley Gastroenterology was founded by Charles Schron, M.D., in 1993 and strives to provide the highest level of patient care. SEVG’s 20,000 square foot Center for Digestive Care was designed to facilitate high quality care and to serve […]
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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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