ASC Daily Briefing — July 5, 2026
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 window closing on or about September 5, 2026), the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule in effect, the Inpatient-Only list phase-out, ASCQR measure removals, price-transparency enforcement, the Florida ASC prior-authorization demonstration, AAAHC v44/v45, the Joint Commission Physical Environment chapter consolidation, DNV Healthcare as the fourth CMS-approved ASC accreditor, the CMS accrediting-organization oversight rule (42 CFR Part 488), and the Ascension–AmSurg divestitures. No new enforcement actions, accreditation announcements, or additional Federal Register ASC notices appeared today.
Reminder: the CY 2027 Proposed Rule comment deadline (~September 5, 2026) is the next actionable date — calendar it now if commenting on the 2.4% payment update, IPO-list Year 2 removals, ASCQR measure changes, or the botulinum-toxin prior-authorization expansion.