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CMS Issues CY 2027 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule
[co-author: Peyton Pedrozo,] On July 2, 2026, CMS issued a proposed rule with updates to the Medicare payment rates for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for calendar year 2027 (the Proposed Rule).
CMS Issues Guidance on New Budget Neutrality Requirements for Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Projects
On June 11, 2026, CMS issued new guidance that will change how states obtain and maintain approval for Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Projects (1115 Waivers or demonstration). The guidance, released via State Medicaid Director Letter (SMDL) #26-003, implements section 71118 of Public Law 119-21, referred to as the “Working Families Tax Cut”” legislation (WFTC), commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
CMS Releases Updated Guidance on State Directed Payment Programs Affected by Section 71116 of the Working Families Tax Cuts Legislation | JD Supra
On February 2, 2026, CMS issued updated guidance on Medicaid state directed payment (“SDPs”) governed by Section 71116 of the “Working Families Tax Cuts Legislation” enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). The update replaces September 2025 guidance and reaffirms that SDPs may not exceed 100 to 110% of the published Medicare total payment rates, unless temporarily grandfathered.
CMS Issues CY 2026 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule | JD Supra
On November 21, 2025, CMS made available the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system final rule for calendar year 2026 (the Final Rule). In the Final Rule, CMS finalized its proposal to expand site neutral payments for drug administration services and expanded site neutral payments in other areas.
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