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(EHR) until such time as a certified EHR technology exists for the ASC setting. Additionally, since there are no certification standards for ASCs, this legislation would also authorize the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to finally cer- tify an EHR system for ASCs. In June, the US House of Represen-
tatives passed legislation that included the Electronic Health Fairness Act, and the US Senate Finance Committee evaluated the bill in their committee markup on June 24. The bill will now go to the Senate floor for a vote.
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act In early March, US Senators Sher- rod Brown (D-OH) and Susan Col- lins (R-ME) and US Representatives
Passage of these important legislative initiatives would ensure that ASCs can continue to provide high-quality, cost-effective care that will also save the Medicare system and its patients billions of dollars.”
—Kristin Murphy
Charlie Dent (R-PA) and Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (S. 624 / H.R. 1220). The legislation would cor- rect an oversight in federal law that requires Medicare beneficiaries
has 116 additional supporters in the House and 14 in the Senate. Passage of these important legisla-
to
cover the cost of their copayment for a “free” screening colonoscopy when a polyp is discovered and removed during the procedure. The legislation
tive initiatives would ensure that ASCs can continue to provide high-quality, cost-effective care that will also save the Medicare system and its patients billions of dollars.
Kristin Murphy is the assistant director of legislative affairs at ASCA. Write her at
kmurphy@ascassociation.org.
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