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CMS’ final 2027 payment rules cut deeper than the changes the agency proposed in July. The agency released its physician fee schedule final rule Nov. 4, after the July 14 proposal drew 43,040 public comments. Here are 10 numbers that…

ASCs remained among the most sought-after assets in healthcare this fall, drawing nonprofit health systems, national operators, real estate investors and specialty platforms to the table. The biggest deal of the stretch came in late October, when a Bon Secours…

The No Surprises Act’s arbitration process is under more pressure than at any point since it launched in 2022. This fall, federal regulators pulled two arbitration firms from the system, a co-author of the law moved to scrap arbitration altogether,…

CMS has finalized a 1.91% cut to the Medicare anesthesia conversion factor for 2027, deeper than the 1.38% reduction it proposed in July. The final rate is $20.1056, down from $20.4976 in 2026, under the 2027 physician fee schedule final…

Facility leaders want fewer AI tools, not more, but ASC leaders say one platform that does everything doesn’t exist yet. The question came from an audience member who runs multiple facilities, at an Oct. 29 session at Becker’s 32nd Annual…

CMS is seeking public input on Medicare’s requirement that physicians supervise CRNA’s, according to a Nov. 10 news release from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. The request for information is part of CMS’ proposed rule on Cutting Administrative Requirements…

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is planning a 60,000-square-foot medical campus in Tyler, Texas, that will include an ASC, according to a Nov. 10 report from CBS 19. In addition to the ASC, the facility will have primary care clinics, specialty…

Nemours Children’s Health opened a pediatric cardiology clinic in Bel Air, Md., the health system announced Nov. 10, Delaware Online reported Nov. 11.  The new clinic, Nemours Children’s Health, Atwood, is in Harford County. The clinic offers cardiac diagnostic services,…