April 14, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The Digestive Health Physicians Association® (DHPA®) today applauded the Senate’s bipartisan passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. “For the first time in 12 years, Congress has passed a permanent solution to a flawed system. After such resounding approval in the House, we […]
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DHPA Supports Brown-Wicker Legislation to Remove Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
March 9, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA®) today applauded U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) for introducing legislation that would remove barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment. “On behalf of our 1,200 physician members who last year treated more than […]
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Medicare Anatomic Pathology Utilization: 2009 Through 2013
In June 2013, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report, “Medicare Action Needed to Address Higher Use of Anatomic Pathology Services by Providers Who Self-Refer” (GAO Report), which discussed the utilization of anatomic pathology (AP) services in the fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare program. The GAO Report focused on the growth of AP services between calendar years 2004 […]
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DHPA Applauds Updated Quality Indicators for GI Procedures
February 9, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The Digestive Health Physicians Association® (DHPA®) today commends the ASGE/ACG Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy on the publication of newly updated quality indicators common to all gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures. The updated Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Quality Indicators, originally published in 2006, which integrate new data, will allow gastroenterologists to assess, […]
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Digestive Health Physicians Association: President Obama’s Budget Would Increase Health Care Costs and Harm Quality Care by Narrowing the IOASE
February 4, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The Digestive Health Physicians Association® (DHPA®) strongly opposes the proposed narrowing of the In-Office Ancillary Services Exception (IOASE) to the federal Stark Law as detailed in President Obama’s 2016 budget. Narrowing the exception to the federal Stark Law would prohibit independent physicians from delivering critical diagnostic tests and treatments, […]
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