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Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting

In an age when quality of care, cost-effectiveness and transparency are more important than ever, data demonstrates that high-quality, integrated care delivered in the independent medical practice setting is worthy of protection as an alternative to care that is often more costly when furnished in the hospital setting.

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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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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DHPA Opposes Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Proposed for 2025

The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) opposes the 2.8 percent decrease in Medicare physician payments included in the proposed rule for Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2025, which follows years of negligible increases, freezes and a payment cut in 2024.
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