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2026 summaries
- August 17 – Vizient summary of the CY 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) proposed rule
- August 11 - Vizient summary of the FY 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model (CJR-X) final rule
- August 5 – Vizient summary of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program Notice
- August 4 – Vizient summary of the CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule
- August 4 – Vizient summary of Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care Related Taxes proposed rule
- July 29 – Vizient summary of the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Operations final rule
- July 21 – Vizient summary of the CY 2027 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule
- June 17 – Vizient summary of the CMS Community Engagement Requirement interim final rule with comment period
- June 2 – Vizient summary of the Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-For-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments proposed rule
- May 1 - Vizient summary of the FY 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model (CJR-X) proposed rule
- April 22 - Vizient summary of the 2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs proposed rule
- February 10 - Vizient summary of the CMS Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole final rule
- February 2 - Vizient summary of the CMS Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Strengthening the Domestic Supply Chain for PPE and Essential Medicines
- January 7 – Vizient summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model proposed rule
Previous regulatory summaries
Review previous analyses of proposed rules, final rules, and legislative actions impacting healthcare.
- December 5 - Vizient regulatory summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule
- November 14 - Vizient regulatory summary of the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)
- November 14 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule
- September 29 - Vizient overview of the Rural Health Transformation Program
- August 25 – Vizient regulatory summary of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) notice on the Application Process for the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program
- August 18 - Vizient regulatory summary of the FY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System final rule
- August 5 – Vizient regulatory summary of the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)
- July 29 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule
- July 28 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule
- July 24 - Updated Vizient legislative summary of healthcare provisions in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill
- July 8 - Vizient regulatory summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model
- April 29 - Vizient regulatory summary of the FY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System proposed rule
- February 5 – Vizient regulatory summary of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) proposed rule on HIPAA Security to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information
- January 27 – Vizient regulatory summary of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed rule on Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Regulations
- November 20 - Vizient regulatory summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule
- November 18 - Vizient regulatory summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule
- October 25 - Vizient regulatory summary of drug shortage proposals in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule
- October 16 – Vizient regulatory summary of the CMS “Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program” final rule NEW
- August 13 - Vizient regulatory summary of the FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System final rule
- August 2 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule
- July 26 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule
- May 2 - Vizient regulatory summary of the FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System proposed rule
- May 2 – Vizient regulatory summary of the proposed mandatory Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)
- April 16 – Vizient regulatory summary of drug shortage proposals in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) FY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule
- March 20 – Vizient regulatory summary of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Final Rule to revise the Commercial Sterilization Facilities National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), as related to ethylene oxide (EtO)
- January 26 – Vizient regulatory summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final Rule to improve the electronic exchange of health care data and streamline prior authorization (PA) processes by providing new requirements for payers
- November 9 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule
- November 9 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule
- November 8 - Vizient regulatory summary on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Remedy for the 340B Acquired Drug Payment Policy for Calendar Years 2018-2022 final rule
- August 1 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule
- July 28 - Vizient regulatory summary of the CY 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule
- July 14 - Vizient regulatory summary on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Remedy for the 340B Acquired Drug Payment Policy for Calendar Years 2018-2022
- June 9 – Vizient regulatory summary on Misclassification of Drugs, Program Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
- June 2 – Vizient regulatory summary of the “Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements” final rule
- April 21 - Vizient regulatory summary of the FY 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System proposed rule
- January 6 - Vizient Summary: Surprise Billing Requirements for Healthcare Providers