From athletes to actors, several prominent figures suffer from irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. 

GI management services group Gastro Health has tapped Eugenio Hernandez, MD, as its chief medical officer. 

In August, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 2385, requiring insurance coverage for all colonoscopies in patients that show signs or symptoms of colon cancer or have an existing colon condition.

Here are 10 recent changes to colonoscopy laws, reimbursements and recommendations from 2024 that physicians should watch going into 2025:

Beginning Jan. 1, patients in four states now have full insurance coverage for their colonoscopy procedures. 

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network and Lehigh Valley Physician Group have added local physician group Eastern Pennsylvania Gastroenterology and Liver Specialists to their network. 

After almost four years of legal back-and-forth, three Ohio judges have upheld a unanimous $7 million verdict from October 2023 against Germantown, Md.-based Alteon Health and Patrick Bovino, DO, WFMJ 21 reported Jan. 2. 

From new legislation to shuttered practices, these are the five most-read gastroenterology stories that Becker's covered in 2024: 

On Jan. 1, a new law went into effect in Nebraska, requiring insurance companies to cover every part of colorectal cancer screenings. 

Here are five updates that changed the landscape for colorectal cancer detection and treatment in 2024:

Katy, Texas-based Gastro Health & Nutrition has opened a new clinic location in Cypress, Texas, according to a Dec. 31 report from Community Impact.

Here are eight gastroenterologists who have made headlines in the last month:

Here are five gastroenterology data breaches to know from 2024: 

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of new ASCs in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Former wide receiver Randy Moss underwent surgery and spent six days in the hospital due to cancer discovered in his bile duct, in between the pancreas and liver, according to a Dec. 14 report from NBC News.

Here are 16 notable gastroenterology partnerships to know since the beginning of 2024: 

The Leapfrog Group has named the top 31 ASCs for 2024, including six endoscopy centers. 

Lakewood, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates has faced a cyberattack impacting more than 366,000 patients, according to a Dec. 20 report from The HIPAA Journal.

Four gastroenterology groups have announced plans to add providers or expand locations in the last week. 

Ilwoong Chang, MD, a gastroenterologist of Schererville, Ind., died Dec. 15 at age 82, according to an obituary published by nwi.com Dec. 18.