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CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Approval of Application by DNV Healthcare, Inc. for Initial CMS Approval of Its Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Accreditation Program Federal Register

Dec 8, 2025 - Announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the approval of the DNV Healthcare, Inc., for initial recognition as a national accrediting organization for Ambulatory Surgical Centers that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. This approval is applicable from December 8, 2025, through December 10, 2029.

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CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request Federal Register

Nov 28, 2025 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the following information collections: 1) National Implementation of the Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS) and 2) Elimination of Cost-Sharing for Full Benefit Dual-Eligible Individuals Receiving Home and Community-Based Services. Comments are due by January 27, 2026.

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Surgeon Returns Home to Care for Rural Kansans

Nov 25, 2025 - Profiles a rural general surgeon practicing in rural Kansas. Describes her path to rural practice beginning with an undergraduate rural pipeline program.

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