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Press Releases

November 1, 2017

DHPA Supports New Legislation to Improve Care Coordination Under Federal Physician Self-Referral Law

The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act would remove barriers to physician practice participation in APMs. Specifically, it would provide CMS the same authority to waive restrictions in the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute for physicians seeking to develop and operate APMs as was provided to Accountable Care Organizations in the Affordable Care Act. It would allow physician practices to incentivize practitioners to provide high quality care while alternative payment models are under development and in operation.
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Modernizing the Stark Law, Newsroom, Press Releases

October 3, 2017

DHPA Applauds CMS for Protecting Patient Access to Life-Saving Medications Through Withdrawal of Medicare Part B Proposed Rule

Washington, D.C. – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today it has withdrawn a rule proposed in 2016 to implement a new Medicare Part B Payment Model that included a nationwide demonstration program that would have adversely impacted patient access to Remicade and other drugs essential to the treatment of conditions such […]
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August 25, 2017

DHPA Submits Stark Law Modernization Comments in Response to Medicare Red Tape Relief Project

DHPA has submitted comments on the importance of modernizing the federal physician self-referral law (Stark Law) to the U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee’s Medicare Red Tape Relief Project, an initiative aimed at “delivering relief from the regulations and mandates that impede innovation, drive up costs, and ultimately stand in the way of delivering […]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Letters to Policymakers, Medicare Red Tape Relief Project, Modernizing the Stark Law, Newsroom, Press Releases

July 28, 2017

DHPA Grows to 75 Members with Addition of GI Medicine Associates

DHPA is proud to welcome its 75th member with the addition of GI Medicine Associates in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, the second member practice in the state. GI Medicine Associates is the largest and most prominent gastroenterology practice in Northeast Metropolitan Detroit. Its physicians are Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. GI Medicine Associates […]
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July 27, 2017

Gastroenterology Associates of Colorado Springs Joins DHPA

Gastroenterology Associates of Colorado Springs has joined DHPA, becoming our fourth member practice located in Colorado. Gastroenterology Associates of Colorado Springs is committed to providing its patients with the highest level of patient care. The goal is to make its patients feel welcome, and cared for with every interaction with its staff. This brings DHPA’s […]
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