New CMS policies undermine physician pay, kickback convictions and new CRNA laws

July 15, 2026

1. CMS floats 1.68% cut to physician fee schedule, 7 other things to know Full story

2. What physicians miss when selling their ASC Full story

3. 1,000 voicemails used to be in the backlog. Now staff go home with zero. This orthopedic group shows how.

4. Physician among charged in $20M kickback, unnecessary prescription scheme Full story

5. Payers are pushing top anesthesiologists out of the insurance model Full story

 

6. Are ambulatory margins really meeting expectations? 2 health systems + 2 ASC leaders weigh in here.

7. Another state opts out of federal CRNA supervision requirements Full story

8. The private equity race regulators haven’t caught up to Full story

9. Amsurg acquires 5 centers in North Carolina Full story

 

10. Ambulatory leaders are rethinking where AI starts. 160 leaders ranked the priorities here.

11. Bipartisan Senate bill targets ASC Medicare reimbursement gap Full story

12. Does gastroenterology’s AI boom have a trust problem? Full story

13. Cardiology’s disposable dilemma — and how 1 physician is solving it Full story

14. NYU Langone opens 54K-square-foot ambulatory center Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

15. Most denials start before the claim. See how independent practices are catching them earlier — here.

16. 85% of claim denials start in a 12-minute visit. What’s solving documentation gaps at the source here.

17. AI-assisted prioritization helps utilization teams focus on high-impact cases. See how leaders are applying it here.

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