Potential Impacts On July 15, 2025, the CMS released the proposed rule for the OPPS and ASC Payment System for calendar year 2026. This article provides an update on the proposed OPPS changes. On July 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for calendar year (CY) 2026. Among other items, the agency proposes increasing payments to all outpatient providers, eliminating the Inpatient Only (IPO) List, and changing quality reporting programs. For most procedures, the payment rates under the OPPS…
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Audit quality concerns raised by a spike in unsatisfactory results from firm/engagement inspections performed by the regulator and the possibility of audit firms being sued for corporate failures warrants a fresh look at professional skepticism. Here is Brian Monegi’s take on this. To read the full article in ASA, click: Analysis: Professional Skepticism: in the Age of Fair Value Measurements.