ASC Daily Briefing — July 8, 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 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: the CY 2027 Proposed Rule comment deadline (August 31, 2026) is the next actionable date — 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.