July 15, 2026
PRVA, ASTH, RDNT, LMRI, USPH, RadPar: CY27 Physician Proposal Offers Modest Positives for ACOs, Radiology, and Physical Therapy Despite Small Base Rate Cut
CMS’s proposed CY27 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) includes an expected decrease in aggregate Medicare spending of $2.1B and up to a ~1.7% cut in the conversion factor (i.e., base rate) due to the expiration…
July 2, 2026
Hospital/ASCs: Proposed 340B Rate Cut, Imaging Site Neutral and Outpatient Surgeries Inure Benefit to For-Profits While Hit to Nonprofits/Govt Hospitals
For-profit hospitals [THC, HCA, CYH, ARDT, UHS] received some expected positive news – though the magnitude surprised us – in the CMS’s proposed CY27 hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rule. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)…