CMS proposes ~618-code ASC-CPL expansion, tightens device pass-through pathway
Plus: Senate companion bill revives ASC site-neutral payment update fight. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
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Gentherm posts record Q2 revenue, triples buyback, reaffirms Modine deal
Plus: Intermountain Health cuts 93 roles closing clinics in Colorado and Montana. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
HHS rescinds Title VI disparate-impact rules effective same-day
Plus: CMS defers $1B+ in Medicaid payments from California and Minnesota. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
Home-based care M&A craters 41% in Q2 2026 as fraud crackdown bites
Plus: CY2027 home health rule hides a temporary 3% PDGM clawback behind a 2.4% raise. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
Tenet Healthcare beats Q2 estimates, raises FY26 guidance, shares jump 15%
Plus: HCA books offsetting $400M ACA coverage-loss hit and Florida Medicaid boost. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
CMS-2452-P Medicaid provider-tax rule starts comment clock, $246B projected savings
Plus: Senate HELP postpones CDC director vote, chairman says he has votes anyway. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
CMS proposes finishing psychotherapy pay raise, delaying telehealth cliff to 2028
Plus: Ten states join CCBHC Medicaid demonstration as H.R. 1 threatens the funding base. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
Molina beats Q2 earnings, shares fall on revenue guidance miss
Plus: Community Health Systems guides to a full-year loss for 2026. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
Senate HELP Committee passes insulin cap 17-5, votes today on CDC director nominee
Plus: Michigan cyclosporiasis case count jumps to 7,171, possibly largest US outbreak. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
Study finds 68.5% of US counties have no radiation oncology clinic, closures skew rural
Plus: CMS proposes cutting 340B cancer-drug payment 37 points, from ASP+6% to ASP-33.4%. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
Avanos Medical shareholders vote on $1.27 billion AIP go-private deal
Plus: Sabra Health Care REIT re-tenants 26 skilled nursing facilities after Avamere exit. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.
DOJ pays $400M to Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium over unpaid overhead costs
Plus: OIG audit finds Colorado's EVV system missed $45.7M in improper personal-care payments. The day's rules, money, and enforcement, sourced and tiered below.