ASC Daily Briefing — July 6, 2026
🆕 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 window closing on or about September 5, 2026), the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule in effect, the IPO-list phase-out, ASCQR measure removals, price-transparency enforcement, the Florida ASC prior-authorization demonstration, AAAHC v44/v45, the TJC Physical Environment chapter consolidation, DNV as the fourth CMS-approved ASC accreditor, the CMS AO-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: CMS-1850-P publishes in the Federal Register tomorrow (July 7) — that starts the formal 60-day comment clock (deadline ~September 5, 2026). Calendar it now if commenting on the proposed 2.4% payment update, IPO-list Year 2 removals (638 services), ASCQR measure changes, or the botulinum-toxin prior-authorization expansion.