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This week, ASGE, AGA, and ACG submitted joint recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule.
This week, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing examining policy to address Medicare provider payment challenges. Much of the discussion centered on reforms to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
National APP week is celebrated each year during the last full week of September. This year, September 21–25, we recognize APPs under the theme “The Pulse of Progress: APPs Powering Tomorrow.”
The Endoscopy staff identified an opportunity to improve patient care and reduce potential complications through the improvement of patient satisfaction scores, obtained via a national patient survey.
Can these laboratory tests be counted as three unique tests for the Data element of Medical Decision Making (MDM) because they have different CPT codes, or should they be counted as two unique tests?
This week the House voted to send a temporary funding patch to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it into law — thereby punting the September 30 federal government shutdown deadline to December 11.
ASGE, ACG, and AGA submitted joint comments to CMS on the CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) proposed rule.
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will end its advance notification requirement for most GI endoscopy services effective Oct. 1, 2026. UHC will also eliminate prior authorization for several high-volume procedures.
This week ASGE delivered comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to proposals that would expand the Agency’s ability to deny and revoke Medicare provider enrollment.
ASGE joined medical societies in urging CMS to withdraw a proposed 50% payment cut for E/M services billed with modifier 25, warning that the policy lacks evidence and could undervalue physician work.
CMS and the FDA jointly announced RAPID. RAPID aims to close the gap between FDA authorization and Medicare national coverage from a year or more down to as little as 60-90 days.
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are out of session for the August recess but now is a good time to contact your members of Congress before the Fall legislative push.
ASGE has joined members of the medical public health community in support of legislation that would improve patient access to Hepatitis C (HCV) testing and treatment.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a new proposal that would require manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration when concluding that the use of a substance added to human or animal food is Generally Recognized as Safe.
A new federal lawsuit is challenging the American Medical Association’s (AMA) copyright over the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, raising questions about public access to the coding system used throughout the U.S. health care system.
