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CMS heard your voice. Following its announcement regarding the cuts in the 2016 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 8, more than 550 members participated in our poll on colonoscopy pay cuts.
The results of that poll were presented to CMS by AGA, ACG, and ASGE during a meeting in July.
The message to CMS was clear – cuts of up to 20% to colonoscopy procedures will impact access and threaten to reverse the progress we’ve made in CRC prevention over the past 20 years.
Some statistics from the poll include:
• Over half of the respondents plan to limit new Medicare patients if the proposed cuts are implemented.
• 43% plan to refer patients to the hospital for colonoscopy.
• 55% plan to limit procedures to Medicare patients.
• 15% are considering opting out of Medicare entirely.
Thank you for participating in the poll. However, we still need your help. In the coming weeks, we will issue “calls to action” with more information about how you can get involved using letters, emails, and phone calls to CMS and congressional lawmakers.
The GI societies are working for you. Find out more about AGA’s response to the proposed cuts on the AGA website (http://www.gastro.org).
CMS heard your voice. Following its announcement regarding the cuts in the 2016 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 8, more than 550 members participated in our poll on colonoscopy pay cuts.
The results of that poll were presented to CMS by AGA, ACG, and ASGE during a meeting in July.
The message to CMS was clear – cuts of up to 20% to colonoscopy procedures will impact access and threaten to reverse the progress we’ve made in CRC prevention over the past 20 years.
Some statistics from the poll include:
• Over half of the respondents plan to limit new Medicare patients if the proposed cuts are implemented.
• 43% plan to refer patients to the hospital for colonoscopy.
• 55% plan to limit procedures to Medicare patients.
• 15% are considering opting out of Medicare entirely.
Thank you for participating in the poll. However, we still need your help. In the coming weeks, we will issue “calls to action” with more information about how you can get involved using letters, emails, and phone calls to CMS and congressional lawmakers.
The GI societies are working for you. Find out more about AGA’s response to the proposed cuts on the AGA website (http://www.gastro.org).
CMS heard your voice. Following its announcement regarding the cuts in the 2016 proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 8, more than 550 members participated in our poll on colonoscopy pay cuts.
The results of that poll were presented to CMS by AGA, ACG, and ASGE during a meeting in July.
The message to CMS was clear – cuts of up to 20% to colonoscopy procedures will impact access and threaten to reverse the progress we’ve made in CRC prevention over the past 20 years.
Some statistics from the poll include:
• Over half of the respondents plan to limit new Medicare patients if the proposed cuts are implemented.
• 43% plan to refer patients to the hospital for colonoscopy.
• 55% plan to limit procedures to Medicare patients.
• 15% are considering opting out of Medicare entirely.
Thank you for participating in the poll. However, we still need your help. In the coming weeks, we will issue “calls to action” with more information about how you can get involved using letters, emails, and phone calls to CMS and congressional lawmakers.
The GI societies are working for you. Find out more about AGA’s response to the proposed cuts on the AGA website (http://www.gastro.org).