2021 GI Outlook (GO) Conference (On-Demand) | November 2021-Update on Legislative & Regulatory Oversight and its Impact on your GI Practice

Update on Legislative & Regulatory Oversight and its Impact on your GI Practice

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Video Summary

This video is a recorded presentation by Camille Bonta on the legislative and regulatory issues that can impact the private practice of gastroenterology. Camille is an advocacy and policy expert who has worked with the ASGE for over a decade. She discusses various topics including the projected growth in national healthcare spending, Medicare payment cuts, the controversy surrounding the approval of the Alzheimer drug Adrahelm, the issue of sequestration and its impact on physician payments, consolidation and acquisition trends in the healthcare industry, surprise billing restrictions, ASC reporting, prior authorization and step therapy protocols, and the role of private equity in healthcare. Camille also highlights bills pending in Congress that aim to mitigate the burdens of prior authorization and improve patient access to care. She concludes by encouraging ASGE members to get involved in advocacy efforts through the ASGE Action Center.

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Camille S. Bonta, MHS

Keywords

legislative and regulatory issues

private practice

gastroenterology

Medicare payment cuts

surprise billing restrictions

prior authorization

patient access to care