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Fact Sheets

August 20, 2020

Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act (H.R. 8061)

The Community Immunity During COVID-19 Act, introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), would provide robust funding to develop, scale, and evaluate local initiatives to boost vaccination rates during this pandemic. These investments will be particularly important for building confidence around an eventual COVID-19 vaccine once one has been proven to be safe and effective. Read […]
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Filed Under: Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Fact Sheets

April 27, 2020

Joint AGA/DHPA Guidance: Recommendations for Resumption of Elective Endoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, medical associations and government authorities recommended delaying elective procedures and surgeries, including endoscopic procedures. As new COVID-19 diagnosis rates plateau in certain communities around the United States and federal, state and local authorities permit the reopening of health care facilities, resumption of elective endoscopy activity is appropriate.
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April 27, 2020

Resource Guide on Resumption of Endoscopic Facility Operations

As the federal government, State governments, and local authorities lay the groundwork for reopening of ambulatory surgical centers, DHPA thought it would be helpful to share an analytical framework through which endoscopic facilities can assess the appropriate timing and safeguards for resuming operations.
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March 14, 2018

Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4206, S. 2051)

DHPA strongly supports the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4206, S. 2051), which promotes care coordination and will enable physicians to participate more fully in the value-based payment models incentivized by the bipartisan Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) (Pub. L. 114-10, enacted April 16, 2015). H.R. 4206, was […]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Fact Sheets, Modernizing the Stark Law, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Resources

July 1, 2017

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (HR. 1017, S. 479)

The Digestive Health Physicians Association strongly supports the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (H.R. 1017, S. 479), bipartisan legislation to remove financial barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for Medicare beneficiaries. The legislation, introduced by Congressmen Dent (R-PA-15), Payne (D-NJ-10) and Lance (R-NJ-7) as well as Senators Brown (D-OH), Wicker (R-MS), […]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Fact Sheets, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Remove Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening, Resources

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Member Spotlight

For more than 30 years, Akron Digestive Disease Consultants has been providing care for conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder. The practice currently has five board certified physicians committed to providing outstanding personalized and timely digestive health care.

Learn more at:
www.akrondigestive.com

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    Is your practice interested in promoting and preserving accessible, high quality and cost-efficient care in the independent GI medical setting? Contact us today about joining DHPA.

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