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  • 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.

  • ASGE Endorses Bill to Pause Medicare Efficiency Adjustment

    February 19, 2026

    Legislation has been  introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to stop the 2.5 percent Medicare cut to work Relative Value Units (RVUs) for all non-time-based physician fee schedule services.

  • ASC Covered Procedures List Expansion

    February 19, 2026

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the Ambulatory Surgery Center Covered Procedures List (ASC-CPL) for CY2026 to include GI motility and functional testing procedures.

  • New Analysis Shows Majority of Care Denials Overturned

    February 19, 2026

    A new  analysis by KFF found Medicare Advantage insurers processed 52.8 million prior authorization requests in 2024. Of those requests, 4.1 million requests were either fully or partially denied.

  • Groups Ask CMS to Change Self-Administered Drug Exclusion Policy

    February 19, 2026

    ASGE has signed a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting a change in policy to ensure Part B coverage of physician-administered drug formulations when self-administration is not clinically appropriate or feasible.

  • Senate Committee Examines Contributors to Physician Burnout

    February 19, 2026

    The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing on February 11 on the subject of how administrative and regulatory red tape fuels physician burnout and impacts patient access to care.

  • NIH Director Questioned at Senate Hearing

    February 19, 2026

    Senate lawmakers had an opportunity to question National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, during a  hearing convened by the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on February 3.

  • Advance Advocacy Efforts to Reform MIPS by Sharing Your 2024 Feedback Reports

    February 12, 2026

    As part of advocacy efforts to improve the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) cost measures for physicians, your help is needed.

  • Case 35: POEM

    February 12, 2026

    A 55-year-old male with PMHx HTN, HLD, Type III Achalasia underwent POEM (per oral endoscopic myotomy) one month ago and is now being seen in your clinic for scheduled follow up.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    February 12, 2026

    Are there any federal or payer requirements to keep hard copies of coding books at each practice? Our coding staff work remotely with current materials, and I haven’t found a rule requiring on-site copies.