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UnitedHealthcare (UHC) issued a Commercial Medical Policy covering the Shield™ blood-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test for eligible average-risk individuals, effective August 1, 2026.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) / Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule.
ASGE, ACG, and the AGA jointly submitted comments to the Partnership for Quality Measurement on the re-endorsement of the Screening/Surveillance Colonoscopy cost measure.
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3514), a major legislative milestone for reform of Medicare Advantage (MA) prior authorization practices.
ASGE is one of more than 80 organizations that sent a letter in June to congressional leaders reminding them of the importance of robust federal funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Tucked into the CY2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on July 1 are new provider enrollment provisions that would apply across Medicare provider and supplier types.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched its Medicare GLP-1 Bridge initiative, which is designed to expand access to GLP-1 medications and to evaluate the impacts of increased access on the Medicare program.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed major changes to the federal grant-making process that would fundamentally alter how research funding is awarded and managed.
ASGE joined more than 160 organizations in a letter asking congressional lawmakers to reject a proposal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that would prohibit or condition the eligibility of publication costs for federally funded research.
Rep. Bob Onder, MD (R-MO) led a letter signed by members of the GOP Doctors Caucus encouraging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to protect Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing to build on a 2024 interoperability rule for non-drug services by extending electronic prior authorization requirements to drugs across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, CHIP and marketplace plans.
As part of a multifaceted approach to reform prior authorization, Reps. Julie Johnson (D-TX) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) have introduced the Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune and Blood Disorders Act (H.R. 9192).
A Massachusetts federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa payment constitutes a tax that Congress did not authorize the president to impose, declaring the fee unlawful and striking down the fee in its entirety.
In June 2026, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its latest Report to Congress, which reviews key Medicare payment policy issues and the program’s long-term sustainability.
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