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Six New Physicians Elected to Congress as Health Care Access and Affordability Take Center Stage
November 13, 2026
Six physicians have been newly elected to the 120th Congress, bringing the total number of physicians in Congress to 20, with one race still undecided.
GOP Doctors Caucus Convenes Medical Societies to Discuss Lame-Duck Physician Payment Priorities
November 12, 2026
Last week, ASGE joined other medical societies in a discussion with representatives of the GOP Doctors Caucus to assess opportunities to advance Medicare physician payment reforms during the lame-duck session of Congress.
WHO Warns of Global Physician Shortage as One in Four Doctors Near Retirement
November 12, 2026
Nearly one in four physicians worldwide is over age 55 and expected to retire within the next decade, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), raising concerns about the ability of health systems to meet growing patient demand.
Practical Lessons on Paperwork from the ASGE AI Workshop
November 12, 2026
A fax sitting in a queue for two weeks. A prior authorization that takes fifteen days. A thirty-minute phone call just to clear a routine colonoscopy. None of that is why any of us went into medicine, and fixing it doesn’t need a breakthrough.
Quality in Motion: Every 1% Gain in ADR Counts
November 12, 2026
Your adenoma detection rate (ADR) isn’t just a number on your report card. It tracks closely with whether your patients develop cancer after a colonoscopy.
Case 41: Autoimmune Pancreatitis
November 12, 2026
A 65-year-old woman presents with three-week history of painless jaundice, pruritus, and a fifteen-pound unintentional weight loss. Physical examination revealed scleral icterus and generalized jaundice without abdominal tenderness.
Can a Facility Bill the Facility Fee with Modifier 73 if a Patient Has Taken Weight Loss Medication within Seven Days of an Endoscopy Procedure?
November 12, 2026
We have seen an influx of patients who arrive for their procedures and have taken a weight loss drug in the last 7 days even though they were instructed not to do so. Are we allowed to bill the Facility Fee with MOD 73?
ASGE Provides FDA Recommendations on Regulation of Generative AI-Enabled Medical Devices
October 29, 2026
ASGE submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the agency’s discussion paper, Considerations for the Regulation of Generative AI-Enabled Medical Devices.
ASGE Lends Support to Letter Asking for Timely FY 2027 NIH Appropriations
October 29, 2026
ASGE and nearly 400 organizations in the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research sent a letter to the House and Senate and appropriations leaders urging Congress to finalize a robust, bipartisan FY 2027 appropriation for the National Institutes of Health.
MedPAC Updates Medicare Payment Basics Series
October 29, 2026
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its updated 2026 Medicare Payment Basics series, a set of concise explainers on how Medicare’s major payment systems work.
HHS and DOJ Launch Healthcare Fraud Self-Disclosure Program, Raising Considerations for Physicians
October 29, 2026
The HHS and DOJ have launched a pilot program encouraging physicians, medical practices, hospitals, and other health care entities to voluntarily disclose potential violations of the federal False Claims Act.
New Benchmark Highlights Payment Reductions for Multiple GI Procedures
October 29, 2026
A new national analysis from Jiro Health highlights the financial impact of multiple-procedure payment reductions on gastroenterology practices.
HHS Rolls Back AI Transparency Requirements for Healthcare Technology
October 29, 2026
The Trump administration has finalized a rule eliminating certain federal transparency requirements for artificial intelligence (AI) tools integrated into certified electronic health record (EHR) systems.
ASGE Urges CMS to Address Coverage Gap in Proposed RAPID Pathway
October 15, 2026
ASGE submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its proposed Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device Coverage Pathway.
CMS Finalizes GLOBE Model to Lower Medicare Part B Drug Costs
October 15, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing Model, a mandatory CMS Innovation Center initiative designed to reduce Medicare spending and beneficiary out-of-pocket costs.

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