Radar
Every weekday we sweep five desks against primary sources. Here's what we checked, what's on the radar but not yet a story, and the dates ahead — so a quiet news day reads as diligence, not a gap.
2 desks checked over a 1 day window — Policy, Deals.
- 0 stories published
- 0 calendar updates
- 0 tracker changes
No new story cleared the bar this sweep — a correct outcome. We don't manufacture news; we publish only when a primary source shows ASC economics moving.
On the radar
Tracked, not yet a story — each anchored to a primary source.-
CY2027 OPPS/ASC final rule
The comment period on the proposed rule closed 2026-08-31. The final rule that sets effective CY2027 ASC rates follows the annual cycle, typically in November; CMS has not published a projected final-action date, so that expectation rests on the cycle rather than on an announced date.
Proposed CY2027 figures are not effective rates and stay out of the reimbursement tracker.
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CMS-3484 — Conditions for Coverage deregulation proposed rule
The HHS regulatory agenda published 2026-08-14 projected this proposed rule for August 2026 without naming a day. No CMS proposed rule has published since. Conditions for Coverage is the instrument that governs ASCs, but the agenda entry does not name them and no rule text exists.
Nothing is proposed until the rule publishes.
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H.R.8091 / S.4963 — Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026
No new action verified this window. Both bills were last re-verified static from the official bill-status record as of 2026-09-14: the House bill has had no action since its 2026-03-25 committee referral, and the Senate companion has sat in Finance since 2026-07-14.
Would tie the ASC annual update to the hospital outpatient factor — directly ASC-economic if it ever moves.
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USPI facility count
Tenet reported 541 ASC interests at 2026-03-31, 538 at 2026-06-30 and 535 at 2026-09-30 in its own quarterly earnings exhibits. The releases do not explain the changes.
The direction is new for the largest ambulatory platform.
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Dates ahead
Verified dated items the sweep is tracking. Full calendar →- Nov05 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Nov15 Policy CY2027 OPPS/ASC final rule (expected)
- Dec10 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Jan14 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Mar04 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Mar31 Event ASCA 2027 · Orlando, FL
- Apr08 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Jul01 Policy Connecticut PA 26-68 — full CON process effective
- Jan01 Policy Medicare Inpatient-Only list fully eliminated
Recent sweeps
67 sweeps on record.- Thu, Oct 29 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Wed, Oct 28 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Tue, Oct 27 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Mon, Oct 26 1 story published Bon Secours Mercy Health affiliate agrees to buy Surgery Partners at a $5.7B enterprise value
- Fri, Oct 23 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Thu, Oct 22 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Wed, Oct 21 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Tue, Oct 20 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Mon, Oct 19 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.
- Fri, Oct 16 Swept — no new stories. 2 desks checked.