Advocacy

Senate Spending Stop-Gap Blocks OMB Rule
August 6, 2026
The Senate has passed a short-term Fiscal Year 2027 spending bill, also referred to as a continuing resolution (CR), to avert a federal government shutdown on October 1 — the start of the fiscal year.
ASGE Commends Doc Caucus Leaders for Payment Reform Bill
August 6, 2026
Legislation, titled the Patients First Act (H.R. 9693), has been introduced in the House by leaders of the GOP and Democratic Doctors Caucuses that would reform the Medicare physician payment system and Quality Payment Program.
Congressional Committees Advance Price Transparency Bills
August 6, 2026
Senate and House congressional committees have advanced legislation that would require certain health care providers, including ambulatory surgery centers (ACSs) to publicly disclose their prices.
Medicare Advantage Market Continues to Contract for 2027
August 6, 2026
The Medicare Advantage (MA) market continues to contract as several insurers reduce their geographic footprint or discontinue products for the 2027 plan year.
CMS Will End Temporary Subsidies to Medicare Stand-Alone Drug Plans
August 6, 2026
CMS has ended the Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration, a program launched in 2025 to stabilize stand-alone prescription drug plan premiums under the Inflation Reduction Act.
GI Societies Among Nearly Half a Million Responding to OMB's Proposed Revisions to Uniform Guidance
July 23, 2026
In a strongly worded and comprehensive letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), ASGE, along with the other GI medical societies, urged for withdrawal of a proposed rule that would make sweeping changes.
Medicare Physician Payment Reform Bill Introduced
July 23, 2026
Leaders of the GOP and Democratic Doctors’ Caucuses introduced legislation this week, titled the Patients First Act (H.R. 9693), that would reform how Medicare pays physicians by updating the 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).
House Committees Advance Prior Authorization Bill
July 23, 2026
The House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees have advanced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, H.R. 3514. The legislation would cement into law regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2024
ASGE Calls on the OMB to Withdraw Its Proposed Rule
July 15, 2026
ASGE joined leading GI and liver societies in urging OMB to withdraw proposed federal funding rule changes that could weaken peer review, restrict collaboration and research dissemination, and threaten U.S. biomedical research leadership.
New UnitedHealthcare Coverage Policy for Blood-Based CRC Test to Go Into Effect on August 1
July 10, 2026
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.
CMS Releases Hospital Outpatient and ASC Payment Proposed Rules
July 9, 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.
GI Societies Urge Further Clinical Expert Review of Cost Measure
July 9, 2026
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.
House Subcommittee Advances Prior Authorization Bill
July 9, 2026
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.
Organizations Ask Congress for More Oversight to Ensure NIH Funding is Spent
July 9, 2026
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).
CMS Proposes New Criteria for Denying or Revoking Medicare Enrollment and New Private Equity Ownership Disclosures
July 9, 2026
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.

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