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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.

DHPA Supports the Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act

“The Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act protects our ability to provide these complex therapies in our practices, while still achieving the same savings for the Medicare program,” said Dr. Ketover. “We hope Congress can advance this bill without delay.”
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DHPA Submits Comment Letter to CMS on the Medicare Program Hospital OPPS Remedy for the 340B-Acquired Drug Payment Policy

DHPA today submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the Medicare Program Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Remedy for the 340B-Acquired Drug Payment Policy for Calendar Years 2018-2022 (Proposed Rule).
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Statement on UnitedHealthcare’s Advance Notification Policy for Gastroenterology Services

Although UnitedHealthcare has decided not to implement its planned prior authorization policy in favor of an ill-defined advance notification program, we are concerned that this replacement policy creates a new pretext for future prior authorization requirements, which will delay care and limit access to life-saving colonoscopy and other endoscopic examinations that prevent cancer.
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