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On March 9, members of the ASGE Health and Public Policy Committee were on Capitol Hill and met with more than 60 congressional offices to discuss ASGE’s advocacy priorities.
Elevance Health, through its Anthem plans, is broadening a “ nonparticipating provider” policy that penalizes in-network hospitals when out-of-network clinicians are involved in non-emergent care for Anthem members.
Organizations representing GI medical societies and advocacy organizations are asking Congress to request that the Department of Defense conduct a cost and feasibility study evaluating H. pylori screening among members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Advocates for medical research funding are calling on Congress to increase federal spending for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) have introduced legislation intended to address consolidation in the health care industry.
ASGE is one of 262 organizations that is calling upon Congress to fully fund the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) at $500 million in fiscal year (FY) 2027.
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.
An ASGE project that is designed to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and completion colonoscopy rates for underserved patients is entering its final phases.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on February 25 a crackdown on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
