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May 9, 2016

DHPA Asks CMS to Withdraw Proposed Medicare Part B Rule

The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opposing the proposed Medicare Part B rule. Consistent with a letter from over 240 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, DHPA urged CMS to withdraw the proposed rule, raising the following concerns: The proposed policy prescribes significant shifts in […]
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March 17, 2016

DHPA to Congressional Leadership: Ask CMS to Withdraw Proposed Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model

The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) has joined a coalition of more than 300 leading patient, disease and provider organizations in sending a letter to congressional leadership requesting that they ask the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to permanently withdraw its proposed rule that would implement a new “Medicare Part B Payment Model.” […]
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March 10, 2016

Digestive Health Physicians Association: Independent GI Practices, Improving Patient Lives (Infographic)

The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) is a trade association of independent gastroenterology physician practices with the aim of promoting and preserving accessible, high quality and cost-efficient care in the independent GI medical practice setting.
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March 10, 2016

Modernizing the Stark Law for MACRA (Infographic)

As our healthcare system shifts from a fee-for-service model to value-based care, two payment structures incentivized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) are the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs).
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March 9, 2016

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (HR. 1220, S. 624)

The Digestive Health Physicians Association strongly supports the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (S. 624, HR. 1220), bipartisan legislation to remove financial barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment for Medicare beneficiaries.
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