GLP-1 drugs continue to transform care for diabetes, obesity and chronic disease, driving new approvals, pricing debates, coverage shifts and evolving health system strategies. Since late 2025, developments in the GLP-1 landscape have unfolded on multiple fronts, from novel formulations…
GI & Endoscopy
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has opened a new Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The center provides specialized care for patients with IBD and related colorectal conditions and is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of gastroenterology, colorectal surgery,…
Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has become the first health system in the state to treat a patient using histotripsy, a noninvasive ultrasound-based therapy for liver tumors. The procedure uses the Edison Histotripsy system to deliver image-guided sonic beam therapy that…
Stool DNA testing climbed sharply after the pandemic began while colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test use fell, a study of nearly 25 million privately insured Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries found. The study was published Oct. 21 in JAMA Network…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai received a $1.8 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to expand its prehabilitation program for inflammatory bowel disease to hospitals in Israel. The 10-week program, originally developed at Cedars-Sinai, aims to…
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Office-based endoscopy procedures would see an average 16% increase in Medicare payment in 2026, while ASCs and hospital outpatient departments would face an average 8% cut, according to a report from the American College of Gastroenterology. Here’s a breakdown of…
Gastroenterology reimbursement continues to erode under Medicare and commercial payment models, even as operating costs, staffing pressures and inflation rise. From steep long-term inflation-adjusted cuts to new 2026 ASC reductions, here are 10 data points illustrating how reimbursement trends are…
From AI-assisted endoscopy and triage models to outpatient expansion, these are the disruptors gastroenterologists told Becker’s will define the specialty’s next chapter. Question: What do you see as the biggest disruptor facing gastroenterology in 2026? Editor’s note: These responses have…
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System has launched the MVHS Weight Loss Center, replacing its previous bariatric surgery program and expanding obesity care service, The center offers surgical options such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy, alongside medical…
EndoQuest Robotics has received FDA approval to proceed with the final enrollment phase of its pivotal Paradigm trial evaluating a robotic endoluminal system for gastrointestinal procedures. The multicenter trial is assessing the safety and efficacy of EndoQuest’s Endoluminal Surgical System…