Archive for July 2026

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…

No new items today. See the ASC Standing Compliance Reference for items currently in effect. Today’s searches (Sunday of the July 4 holiday weekend) surfaced only items already captured on the standing reference or in recent briefings: the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P, released July 2 — Federal Register publication scheduled July 7, comment…

🆕 New Today CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P) confirmed for Federal Register publication July 7, 2026 — comment deadline now firm. The proposed rule released July 2 (covered in the July 3 briefing) was on public inspection and is now scheduled to publish officially in the Federal Register on Monday, July 7, 2026. CMS…

🆕 New Today CMS issues CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P). On July 2, 2026, CMS released the CY 2027 OPPS/ASC proposed rule — the item flagged as “anticipated mid-July” in recent briefings has now posted. The comment period is open (60 days); comments are due in early September 2026 — confirm the exact date…

🆕 New Today FTC clears Ascension–AmSurg merger with ASC divestitures. The FTC (June 2–4, 2026 consent order) required Ascension Health to divest seven AmSurg ambulatory surgery centers — in Nashville TN, Panama City FL, Tulsa OK, Waco TX, and Wichita KS — as a condition of its $3.9B acquisition of AmSurg. Six centers go to…