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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 21 released its calendar year 2026 outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 2.6% in CY 2026 compared to CY 2025.
On Oct. 20, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance on the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas that the administration announced last month.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 17 issued preliminary guidance through a Dear Colleague letter regarding the implementation of the provider tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 31 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2026.
This is now the longest government shutdown on record, surpassing the previous record from 2018-2019, which lasted 35 days. Over the past 38 days, the Senate has voted 14 times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 31 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2026.
Government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired at midnight
Sept. 30 as congressional leaders were unable to reach an agreement to keep the
government funded.
On Oct. 20, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance on the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas that the administration announced last month.
Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted nine times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21.
Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted eight times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21. These votes have failed. While additional legislative activity is expected in the Senate throughout the week, there is no clear…