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    CMS Proposes Updates to the OPPS for 2026: Potential Impacts

    September 24, 2025

    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 and ASC…

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    Valuation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers

    January 16, 2019

    In an Era of Reform: Value Drivers (Part II of II) As stated in Part I of this II-part series, as the demand for healthcare services continues to grow, the site at which these services are performed is experiencing a simultaneous transformation from the inpatient (e.g., hospital) setting to the outpatient setting—e.g., at ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). This article will review the unique value drivers that impact the typical valuation approaches, methods, and techniques that are often utilized in determining the value of ASCs in the current healthcare delivery system. Introduction As stated in Part 1 of this two-part series,…