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Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Specialty Model in the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

The Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) is a mandatory Innovation Center model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act, that was finalized in the CY 2026 Physician Fee…

MSSP Provisions in the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On July 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed calendar year (CY) 2027 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which proposes policies for physician…

Quality Payment Program Provisions in the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

On July 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed calendar year (CY) 2027 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which proposes policies for physician…

CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements

On June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) with comment period implementing a new statutory requirement that certain…

CMS Proposes Major CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Changes Targeting 340B Payments, Site-Neutral Policy, IPO List Phase-Out, and ASC Expansion

On July 2, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems proposed rule,…

ARPA-H: HHS’s Time Machine

CIRCLE, REST, and BREATHE. They may sound like instructions from a yoga class, but they are actually the names of programs funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency…

The History of the Crash Cart

Any viewer of television medical dramas, especially those recently inspired to rewatch ER, is familiar with the urgent call for “the crash cart.” Few viewers have likely stopped…

CMS Proposes Net 2.4% Increase in CY 2027 Home Health Payments, Temporary PDGM Recoupment Cut, and Medicare-Wide Provider Enrollment Safeguards

On July 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule for home health…

Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Specialty Model in the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

MSSP Provisions in the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

Quality Payment Program Provisions in the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements

CMS Proposes Major CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Changes Targeting 340B Payments, Site-Neutral Policy, IPO List Phase-Out, and ASC Expansion

ARPA-H: HHS’s Time Machine

The History of the Crash Cart

CMS Proposes Net 2.4% Increase in CY 2027 Home Health Payments, Temporary PDGM Recoupment Cut, and Medicare-Wide Provider Enrollment Safeguards

CMS Proposed Rule Addresses DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and Provider Enrollment Updates

MedPAC Releases June 2026 Report to Congress

MACPAC Releases June 2026 Report to Congress

CMS Proposes 1.1 Percent Payment Increase for ESRD Facilities in CY 2027

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