ASC Daily Briefing — July 9, 2026
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 CY 2026 OPPS/ASC Final Rule in effect, 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 final 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) remains the next actionable date — 53 days out. 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.