DHPA joined 268 other leading physician organizations in sending a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Thomas E. Price, regarding recent policy recommendations that, if implemented, could jeopardize seniors’ access to physician-administered drugs under Medicare Part B, force community clinics to close, and increase costs for seniors. […]
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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
PTAC Recommends Project Sonar Advanced APM to HHS
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) has recommended Project Sonar, a proposed Physician-Focused Payment Model (PFPM) on Crohn’s Disease to be implemented as a limited-scale pilot program with parameters determined by Secretary Tom Price of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In January, DHPA submitted a letter to PTAC in support […]
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DHPA Joins Letter Opposing Harmful Part B Changes
Today the Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) joined nearly 200 physician, patient and other advocacy organizations in signing a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) expressing concern about a set of recommendations that MedPAC is considering which, if adopted, would make it more challenging for physicians to offer medicines under Medicare Part B […]
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DHPA Supports The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act in Senate
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 re-introducing legislation that would remove barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment. The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (S. 479) would waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer […]
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Comments in Support of Comprehensive Colonoscopy Advanced Alternative Payment Model
DHPA submitted a letter to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) in support of the Physician-Focused Payment Model entitled Comprehensive Colonoscopy Advanced Alternative Payment Model for Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Surveillance (Colonoscopy Advanced APM). The proposal aims to address an issue in payment policy in a new, innovative and more inclusive manner […]
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