Federal Health Policy Update for July 17
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for July 11-17. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Proposed Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Regulation for CY 2026 CMS has published its proposed Medicare outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgical center payment system rule for CY 2026. Highlights include: A 2.4 percent increase in outpatient rates that is offset by a two percentage point clawback under the 340B final remedy rule, making the actual increase just 0.5 percent. A site-neutral payment policy for the outpatient administration [...]