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.
5 desks checked over a 3 days window — Policy, Reimbursement, Deals, Specialties, Data.
- 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.-
H.R.8091 — Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026
No movement since introduction on 2026-03-25; one cosponsor, no markup, hearing, floor action, or Senate companion. Watching each sweep.
Would align the ASC annual update with the hospital outpatient factor from 2027 and remove ASC budget-neutrality drag — directly ASC-economic.
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CMS Q3 (July 2026) ASC payment addenda
Not yet posted; latest posted files remain the January and April 2026 updates. The quarterly file typically lands late June or early July.
A new file moves the reimbursement tracker.
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CY2027 OPPS/ASC proposed rule
Not yet released; on the annual cycle it tracks to mid-July. The Federal Register CMS feed shows no proposed rule in this window.
Sets the CY2027 ASC update factor and covered-procedures list — the biggest reimbursement day of the year.
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Anthem out-of-network facility penalty — California expansion
Reported in trade press to expand to California (eff. 2026-06-01), but the primary Anthem policy still lists only the original 11 states. Holding until a primary California notice or court order appears.
California Hospital Association v. Anthem (LA County Superior Court) bears on enforceability.
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Dates ahead
Verified dated items the sweep is tracking. Full calendar →- Jul01 Reimb. Anthem out-of-network facility penalty — New York
- Jul10 Policy FTC comment deadline — Ascension/AMSURG ASC divestitures
- Jul15 Policy CY2027 OPPS/ASC proposed rule (expected)
- Jul17 Data MedPAC July 2026 Data Book (expected)
- Aug03 Reimb. Federal IDR (No Surprises Act) final rule effective
- Sep01 Reimb. Aetna 15% CT technical-component cut
- Sep01 Reimb. Aetna Market Fee Schedule update — MI, MN, WI
- Sep03 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Oct01 Reimb. Aetna Market Fee Schedule update — IL, IN, MO
- Oct01 Policy Connecticut PA 26-68 — first CON sections effective
- Oct08 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Oct14 Event NASS 41st Annual Meeting · San Antonio
- Oct29 Event Becker's 32nd Annual ASC · Chicago
- Nov05 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Nov15 Policy CY2027 OPPS/ASC final rule (expected)
- Dec10 Event MedPAC public meeting
- Mar31 Event ASCA 2027 · Orlando, FL
- Jul01 Policy Connecticut PA 26-68 — full CON process effective
- Jan01 Policy Medicare Inpatient-Only list fully eliminated
Recent sweeps
6 sweeps on record.- Mon, Jun 22 Swept — no new stories. 5 desks checked.
- Fri, Jun 19 Swept — no new stories. 5 desks checked.
- Wed, Jun 17 Swept — no new stories. 5 desks checked.
- Tue, Jun 16 Swept — no new stories. 5 desks checked.
- Mon, Jun 15 Swept — no new stories. 5 desks checked.
- Sun, Jun 14 12 stories published Aetna cuts the CT technical component 15% on Sept. 1 — and it reaches OPPS, not just the fee schedule ·Mississippi doubles its Certificate-of-Need dollar thresholds ·Anthem to dock NY facilities 7.5% of the claim for out-of-network care, starting July 1 ·Connecticut rewrites its CON program: OHS's review power moves to DPH, with a new 3-member panel ·Arizona-based shell raises $21M to buy ASCs, SEC filing shows ·The 2026 ASC valuation gap: single centers fetch 5x-8x, platforms 11x-17x ·ChristianaCare puts cath, ablation and device implants into a $9.3M cardiovascular ASC ·CMS's new open-data release gives ASCs a HOPD benchmark — but no ASC dataset ·The cardiology societies signed off on ASC ablation — and that's the part that de-risks the build ·Lumbar fusion codes 22630 and 22633 land on the ASC list for 2026 — five years after CMS first opened, then shut, the door ·Surgery Partners spent $4M on deals in Q1 against a $200M-a-year pace ·USPI booked half its 2026 deal budget in Q1 — and the math caps what sellers can ask