The Digestive Health Physician Association and eighteen groups representing physicians who provide care for millions of Americans urged the Trump Administration to issue final rules to modernize the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback statute (AKS) so that physicians can better provide coordinated care, which improves outcomes and lowers costs.
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Letters to Policymakers
DHPA Submits Comments on CMS, HHS-OIG Proposed Rules on Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute
DHPA today submitted comments on the proposed rules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) to modernize and clarify the federal physician self-referral (Stark) law and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).
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DHPA to Senate Finance: Protect Patient Access to Much Needed Medications
DHPA submitted a letter to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee expressing concerns about Section 102 of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019, which was recently marked up by the Committee.
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Massive Physician Coalition Blasts Bill That Would Force Care Into Hospitals
The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) and a broad coalition of 29 physician groups voiced strong opposition to H.R. 2143, legislation that would eliminate the in-office ancillary services exception (IOASE) and make it harder for physicians to coordinate care for their patients.
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Physicians Groups Support Stark Law Modernization
DHPA and 26 additional physician groups voiced strong support for S.966, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation that would substantially improve care coordination for patients, improve health outcomes and restrain costs by allowing physicians to participate and succeed in alternative payment models.
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