Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) are one of the fastest-growing segments of U.S. healthcare. Advances in minimally invasive techniques, improved anesthesia, and increasing patient demand for lower-cost care continue shifting complex surgical services out of hospitals and into outpatient surgery settings.

CMS's proposed rule arrives against a backdrop of sustained program success....
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CMS finalized the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in October 2025, with policies effective January 1, 2026. ...
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For clinical laboratory and pathology executives, 2026 presents a reimbursement landscape that looks fundamentally diffe...
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Two things converged in 2026 that make HCC risk adjustment coding a more consequential financial function than it has ev...
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Risk adjustment is often discussed as a Medicare Advantage problem. In actuality, it affects every organization whose re...
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Why is physician coding creating more revenue risk in 2026? Physician coding is no longer just a compliance function sit...
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On May 13, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services imposed an unprecedented nationwide six-month moratorium...
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For years, many Medicare Advantage organizations treated HCC risk adjustment as a volume exercise: capture more diagnose...
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In 2025, U.S. hospitals spent $18 billion overturning claims denials. Not losing those claims. Not writing them off. Ov...
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