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67-year-old female with obesity (BMI 41.8) and multiple comorbidities seeks weight loss options. Has lost about 35 lbs. with lifestyle changes in the past. Her weight is currently 251 lbs., with a goal weight of about 199 lbs.
We had a patient who had numerous polyps snared during their screening colonoscopy, and the same doctor ended up taking them back into the procedure room a couple hours later for control of bleeding to one of the polypectomy sites.
Legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week that would make improvements to budget neutrality requirements within the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS).Budget neutrality is a statutory mechanism created in 1989.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a final rule that will phase out fax machines and paper mailings for health care claims documentation and establish national standards for the electronic exchange of clinical documentation.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s has issued its March 2026 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy which provides a comprehensive, data-driven assessment of how well current Medicare payment systems are performing.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Deputy Administrator and Medicare Director Chris Klomp said the Agency is considering models that automatically enroll Medicare beneficiaries into Medicare Advantage (MA) plans or accountable care organizations.
Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Sanford Bishop (D-GA), introduced this week legislation that would exempt health care professionals from the $100,000 H-1B petition fee.
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.
Prior authorization continues to be one of the most significant operational challenges in endoscopic practice. Increasingly, payers use documented criteria — not necessarily clinical intuition — to adjudicate approval of endoscopy services.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening remains one of the most effective tools in preventive medicine. Yet even with multiple validated screening modalities and decades of clinical data, challenges persist.