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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Advocacy
Protecting the Integrated Model of Care
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. Read more...
Saving the In Office Ancillary Service Exception (IOASE)
Integrated models of care allow for better coordination across specialties, translating into higher quality, lower cost and more accessible care for patients. Read more...
Pathology Services Utilization
Recent data, including 2009-2013 Medicare data relating to the cost and utilization of anatomic pathology (AP) services, demonstrates that the GAO report fails to tell the full story about cost and utilization. Read more...
Recent Advocacy
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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Tell Congress: Support Site Neutral Payment Policies
Implementing site neutrality improves healthcare cost control, access to care, and affordability for patients. Congress must equalize payment rates for colorectal cancer screenings between the hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgery center settings.
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Video: How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Influence Patient Care
In this video, Dr. Raja Taunk of Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates, interviews Anne Cassity of the National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) about Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and how they influence patient care.
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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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