In November, over the vigorous objections of endoscopy groups and even members of Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it’s cutting reimbursement for colonoscopy procedures by as much as 17%. Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News spoke with Douglas O. Faigel, MD, FASGE, president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), about the effect of the cuts, and other challenges endoscopists face in the coming year.
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