AGA Continues to Advocate for Access to Colorectal Cancer Screenings (Comments Off)
5/11/12 •
AGA has a long history of advocating for patient access to colorectal cancer screenings, dating back to the inclusion of the Medicare CRC benefit that was enacted as part of the Balanced Budget Act in 1997. Since that time, the AGA, along with our sister societies, has tried to educate patients and payors on the [...]
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House Repeals IPAB (Comments Off)
3/22/12 •
The House has voted to approve H.R. 5, the HEALTH Act, repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) that was charged with controlling health-care costs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. The legislation would also reform our nation’s medical liability system by placing caps on non-economic damages. The medical liability portion was [...]
Could Medical Liability Reform Help Repeal IPAB? (Comments Off)
3/21/12 •
The House is scheduled to vote on H.R. 5, the Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare Act (HEALTH). This legislation would reform our nation’s medical liability laws by implementing a system similar to California’s MICRA law, which would cap awards on non-economic damages to $250,000. The legislation also includes a provision that would repeal [...]
Advocate for Your Patients — Contact Your Local Newspaper (Comments Off)
3/16/12 •
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month presents an opportunity for you to reach your community with the vital message that everyone age 50 and older needs to think about colorectal cancer screening. An effective method of reaching a large population of adults is through your local newspaper. AGA has drafted an op-ed that you can have sent [...]
Congress Moves to Repeal IPAB (Comments Off)
3/08/12 •
The House of Representatives has begun taking steps to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) that was created to control Medicare costs as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee approved H.R. 452, the Medicare Decisions Accountability [...]
