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Tracker · at launch

Reimbursement Tracker

Every Medicare rate that matters to your case mix, modeled forward — with commercial schedules layered in as payers disclose them. Filter by your center, your contract terms, your forecast.

  • CY2026 + projected CY2027 conversion factors
  • Commercial rate snapshots (where disclosed)
  • Payer policy deltas & effective dates
  • Exportable to CSV / Excel
CPTSpecialtyProcedureCY2026
66984 Ophthal Cataract removal w/ IOL $1,255.73
45378 GI Diagnostic colonoscopy $510.49
45380 GI Colonoscopy and biopsy $656.75
27447 Joints Total knee arthroplasty $9,393.16
23472 Joints Total shoulder arthroplasty $13,911.66
29827 Ortho Shoulder arthroscopy, rotator cuff $3,695.53
29881 Ortho Knee arthroscopy, meniscectomy $1,644.87
National unadjusted · CMS Addendum AA · April 2026

Database · at launch

Deal Tracker

Every announced ASC transaction, sourced and structured. Multiples where disclosed, investor lineage, specialty mix, geography. Filter and export.

  • Every announced transaction, structured
  • Multiples, structure, advisors where disclosed
  • Investor relationship graph
  • Transaction digest in the briefing
DateTargetAcquirerSpec.Multiple
Jul 24 Mountain View Hospital & Idaho Falls Community Hospital (Surgery Partners' interests) Intermountain Health Multi n/d
Jun 04 AMSURG Ascension Multi n/d
Jun 02 6 divested AMSURG centers Optum / SCA Health Multi n/d
Mar 04 Preferred Vascular Group Surgery Partners Vasc n/d
Jan 21 4 ASC management partnerships NueHealth Multi n/d

Calendar · at launch

Policy & Events Calendar

Every CMS deadline, congressional markup, MedPAC session, state regulatory window, and industry conference, in one calendar. Filter by your desks. Export to .ics.

  • Every date that moves the sector
  • Synced to Google / Outlook / Apple
  • “Week ahead” digest in the briefing
August 2026 — January 2028
  • Aug 03 Reimb. Federal IDR (No Surprises Act) final rule effective
  • Aug 10 Event Surgery Partners (SGRY) Q2 2026 earnings
  • Aug 24 Event CMS Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment meeting
  • Aug 31 Policy CY2027 OPPS/ASC proposed rule — comment deadline
  • Sep 01 Reimb. Aetna 15% CT technical-component cut
  • Sep 01 Reimb. Aetna Market Fee Schedule update — MI, MN, WI
  • Sep 03 Event MedPAC public meeting
  • Sep 21 Policy DOJ v. OhioHealth — Tunney Act comment deadline
  • Oct 01 Reimb. Aetna Market Fee Schedule update — IL, IN, MO
  • Oct 01 Policy Connecticut PA 26-68 — first CON sections effective
  • Oct 08 Event MedPAC public meeting
  • Oct 14 Event NASS 41st Annual Meeting · San Antonio
  • Oct 29 Event Becker's 32nd Annual ASC · Chicago
  • Nov 05 Event MedPAC public meeting
  • Nov 15 Policy CY2027 OPPS/ASC final rule (expected)
  • Dec 10 Event MedPAC public meeting
  • Mar 31 Event ASCA 2027 · Orlando, FL
  • Jul 01 Policy Connecticut PA 26-68 — full CON process effective
  • Jan 01 Policy Medicare Inpatient-Only list fully eliminated

Watchlist · at launch

Specialty Watchlists

Which specialties are migrating to ambulatory settings — and which are about to. Built from CMS volume data, payer policy, and our reporting.

  • Cardiology, total joints, spine, complex GI, urology
  • Volume + payment + policy signals per specialty
  • Quarterly written outlook
Total joints
28
Pain
21
Ortho
19
Cardiology
6
YoY growth in FFS Medicare ASC activity, 2023→24 (volume or centers) · MedPAC

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