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������� joined 60 groups urging HHS OIG to study how Medicare Advantage step therapy for Part B drugs affects care access, citing outdated protocols for IBD and increased use since 2018 guidance.

ACG, AGA, and ������� previously shared an overview of CMS’ proposed payment rules for 2026. There are two specific proposals within the regulation that have significant implications.

CMS published an alert on fraud schemes targeting Medicare providers that involve bad actors impersonating CMS and sending phishing fax requests for medical records and documentation, falsely claiming to be part of a Medicare audit.

On July 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule.

On July 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed payment rates for physician services for calendar year (CY) 2026. 

������� and other organizations are asking Congress to protect the integrity of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. USPSTF is tasked with making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services, including colorectal cancer screening.

The Standards of Practice (SOP) Committee has developed a guideline entitled, “������� Guideline on the role of endoscopy in acute lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding.”

The DEA is warning registrants of new fraud schemes in which scammers impersonate DEA personnel and notify registrants that they are under investigation, presumably in an attempt to obtain personal information.

A new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) describes the changes in the ownership and organization of physician practices since 2012.

On July 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Senate-amended version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by a vote of 218 to 214.