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  • Prior Authorization for Endoscopy: Physician Documentation Requirements

    March 11, 2026

    Prior authorization continues to be one of the most significant operational challenges in endoscopic practice. Increasingly, payers use documented criteria — not necessarily clinical intuition — to adjudicate approval of endoscopy services.

  • Right-Sizing Colorectal Cancer Screening: Innovations in Detection and Outreach

    March 11, 2026

    Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening remains one of the most effective tools in preventive medicine. Yet even with multiple validated screening modalities and decades of clinical data, challenges persist.

  • Case 36: Chronic Pancreatitis

    March 11, 2026

    A 59 year old female with history of long-term alcohol use and current tobacco use was seen in the clinic with complaints of epigastric abdominal pain, bloating, and weight loss. She reported her pain radiated to the back and worsened with heavy meals.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    March 11, 2026

    We have a patient who is having difficulty completing his SKYRIZI on-body injector at home and has asked whether he could come into the office for assistance.​ Is there a CPT billable code for a nurse-only outpatient visit to administer an injection?

  • Fight CRC’s ‘Call-On Congress’

    March 5, 2026

    Two members of ASGE’s CRC Screening Project Advisory Council – Jennifer Christie, MD, MASGE, and Tonya Adams, MD – participated in Fight CRC’s ‘Call-On Congress’ events in Washington, DC on March 1-3.

  • ASGE CRC Screening Project for underserved entering final phases

    March 5, 2026

    An ASGE project that is designed to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and completion colonoscopy rates for underserved patients is entering its final phases.

  • CMS Announces Health Care Fraud Crackdown

    March 5, 2026

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on February 25 a crackdown on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid.

  • New UHC Medicare Advantage Referral Requirement

    March 5, 2026

    Effective January 1, 2026, United Healthcare (UHC) will require most members enrolled in UHC Medicare Advantage HMO and HMO-POS plans to obtain a referral from their primary care provider (PCP) before accessing certain specialist services.

  • CMS Proposes Changes to Health Insurance Marketplace

    March 5, 2026

    On February 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2027 proposed standards for the health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees.

  • Surgeon General Nominee Testifies at Confirmation Hearing

    March 5, 2026

    Casey Means, MD, President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Surgeon General testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on February 25.

  • House Committee Holds Hearing on Physician Workforce

    March 5, 2026

    The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee held a hearing February 24 to examine innovative ways to train America's health care workforce, with a focus on serving rural and underserved communities.

  • Senator Cassidy Releases FDA Modernization Plan

    March 5, 2026

    Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has released a report detailing legislative and regulatory reforms to modernize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

  • Education Corner February 2026

    February 19, 2026

    Mark your calendars for education designed for trainees at every stage of fellowship hosted at the ASGE Institute for Training and Technology facility in Downers Grove, IL and/or participate virtually.

  • Colon Cancer Screening: Invasive and Non-Invasive

    February 19, 2026

    Colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening with its high sensitivity and specificity for cancer as well as precancerous lesions.

  • Avoid Costly Mistakes: Colonoscopy Coding After Positive Stool Screening

    February 19, 2026

    As stool-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening becomes more prevalent, gastroenterologists are seeing a corresponding rise in referrals for colonoscopies following a positive result.