Archive for July 2026

New Today Ohio opts out of the Medicare physician-supervision requirement for CRNAs — effective now, and it directly reaches ASCs. Gov. Mike DeWine submitted the opt-out letter to CMS on July 10, 2026, making Ohio the 27th state to opt out. This is not payment policy — it changes how the Conditions for Coverage apply…

New Today No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for all items currently in effect. Today’s review surfaced only items already captured on the standing reference or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, docket CMS-2026-2344, comment deadline August 31, 2026), the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule (CMS-1834-FC) in…

No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for the items currently in effect. Today’s searches surfaced only items already captured on the standing reference or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, comment deadline August 31, 2026), the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule (CMS-1834-FC) in effect, the HHS Section…

No new items today. See the Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Today’s searches surfaced only items already captured on the standing Page or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, comment deadline August 31, 2026 — proposed 2.4% ASC payment update, IPO-list Year 2 removals, ASCQR measure changes, botulinum-toxin…

🆕 New Today ⚠️ Compliance deadline PASSED — HHS Section 504 accessible medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) rule took effect July 8, 2026. Under HHS’s updated Section 504 disability-nondiscrimination regulation, every covered entity receiving federal financial assistance (which includes ASCs participating in Medicare/Medicaid) must, as of July 8, 2026, have at least one accessible examination table…

New Today No new items today. See the Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Today’s searches surfaced only items already captured on the standing Page or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, published July 7 with a firm August 31, 2026 comment deadline), the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule…

New Today No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Today’s searches surfaced only items already captured on the standing Page or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, published in the Federal Register July 7 with a firm August 31, 2026 comment deadline), the…

No new items today. Today’s searches surfaced only items already captured on the Standing Compliance Reference or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, published in the Federal Register July 7 with a firm August 31, 2026 comment deadline), the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule in effect, the IPO-list phase-out, ASCQR measure…

🏥 New Today CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P) officially published in the Federal Register today — comment deadline now firm: August 31, 2026. The proposed rule (released July 2 and on public inspection since) published officially today, July 7, 2026 (Federal Register doc 2026-13656), starting the formal comment clock. The published notice sets the…

🆕 New Today No new items today. See the Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Today’s searches surfaced only items already captured on the standing Page or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, released July 2 — Federal Register publication scheduled tomorrow, July 7, 2026, with the 60-day comment…