The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opposing the proposed Medicare Part B rule. Consistent with a letter from over 240 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, DHPA urged CMS to withdraw the proposed rule, raising the following concerns: The proposed policy prescribes significant shifts in […]
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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.
U.S. House Letter to CMS Opposing Medicare Part B Proposed Rule
The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) commends more than 240 lawmakers for signing a bi-partisan letter sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opposing its recently proposed Medicare Part B payment rule, which was developed without stakeholder input and imposes cuts that would severely harm patient access to essential medications. In the letter, […]
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DHPA to Congressional Leadership: Ask CMS to Withdraw Proposed Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model
The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) has joined a coalition of more than 300 leading patient, disease and provider organizations in sending a letter to congressional leadership requesting that they ask the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to permanently withdraw its proposed rule that would implement a new “Medicare Part B Payment Model.” […]
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (HR. 1220, S. 624)
The Digestive Health Physicians Association strongly supports the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (S. 624, HR. 1220), bipartisan legislation to remove financial barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 (Infographic)
Learn why Medicare patients will continue to face unfair fees for colonoscopies unless Congress passes the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act.
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