Tesch Leigh West

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 7, 2026, issued a proposed rule (CMS-1850-P) for calendar year (CY) 2027 that would overhaul payment policies for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare program. The deadline to submit comments is August 31, 2026. Below are preliminary key takeaways from this year’s broad-sweeping proposed rule.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would significantly limit Medicaid managed care State Directed Payments (SDPs) and certain fee-for-service payments. These changes seek to implement, and go well beyond, the relevant directives under the Working Families Tax Cut legislation (also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act).

From March 18–20, 2026, the American Health Law Association (AHLA) hosted its annual Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues conference in Baltimore, Maryland, focused on the full range of risks and opportunities relating to participation...