When adjusted for inflation, physician payments from Medicare have effectively declined more than 25 percent over the past two decades. Independent physicians and our patients deserve a predictable payment system that matches Medicare reimbursement to the cost increases experienced by our private practices.
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Past Actions
DHPA® has participated in the following advocacy campaigns to promote important issues impacting independent GI practices.
Contact Congress: Protect Access to Most Appropriate Medication
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a proposed rule designed to experiment with a nationwide, two-phase “Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model.” This demonstration, drafted without any stakeholder input, will adversely affect the care and treatment of GI patients with complex conditions such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and force […]
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Protect Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Colonoscopy
In response to the cuts to colonoscopy reimbursement recently proposed in the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule, we’re encouraging our DHPA Board members and the lead administrators of our DHPA member practices to join the advocacy efforts of the Tri-Societies and contact your Members of Congress voicing opposition to the Proposed Rule. Please take […]
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