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Important relief for gastroenterology practices takes effect Oct. 1, 2026. ASGE welcomes UnitedHealthcare’s (UHC) announcement that it will eliminate its advance notification requirement for gastrointestinal endoscopy services effective Oct. 1, 2026.

ASGE recognizes Fujifilm’s generous support of a major technology upgrade at the IT&T Center, bringing advanced endoscopic imaging systems to hands-on training for physicians and fellows and supporting high-quality patient care.

For the first time, ASGE delivered a Spanish-language postgraduate course, marking an important milestone in the Society’s international education strategy and expanding access to ASGE education throughout Latin America.

ASGE has launched the CRC Screening Microgrants Program, a health equity initiative designed to increase timely colonoscopy completion following abnormal stool-based tests (SBT) among medically underserved patients.

The Standards of Practice (SOP) Committee has developed a clinical practice update entitled, “Endoscopic Mucosal Tissue Sampling: ASGE Clinical Practice Update.” The document is available now for review and comment through August 23, 2026.

On July 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed payment rates for physician services for calendar year (CY) 2027 outlining updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for physicians.

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.

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.

On July 2, CMS released the CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule, outlining updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and ASC services.

Senator Edward J. Markey, Senator Amy Klobuchar and Congressman André Carson, introduced the Asal Sayas National Strategy on Young Adult Cancers Act to establish a national strategy to tackle the growing epidemic of cancer among adults under age 50.