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title: 'Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 1, 2026'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/morning-brief-2026-09-01'
show: 'doc social Morning Brief'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/morning-brief'
published: '2026-09-01'
audio: 'https://media.doc.social/podcasts/morning-brief/2026-09-01.mp3'
---

# Morning Brief — Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Comment period closes on CMS's 2027 outpatient/ASC payment rule — pay the building more, the surgeon less · Smith+Nephew's EVOS Pelvic and Acetabular System gets its first case, at Tampa General

## Summary

2 stories this morning, for surgeons and the people who support them.

- **Comment period closes on CMS's 2027 outpatient/ASC payment rule — pay the building more, the surgeon less** — Public comments on CMS's CY2027 Hospital Outpatient/ASC proposed rule (CMS-1850-P) closed Aug 31, 2026. As proposed it raises the ASC conversion factor 2.4% while continuing to shift procedures off the inpatient-only list onto the ASC-approved list. The companion physician fee schedule proposal (separate comment window, closes Sept 14) cuts surgical work 1.68% overall with an additional 7% revaluation aimed at orthopedic codes, which drew AAOS opposition in July. Final rules typically land in early November. [Source](https://www.hfma.org/payment-reimbursement-and-managed-care/cy-2027-opps-asc-proposed-rule-summary/)

- **Smith+Nephew's EVOS Pelvic and Acetabular System gets its first case, at Tampa General** — Announced Aug 28: Dr. Hassan Mir, a co-designer of the system, performed the first case at Tampa General/Florida Orthopaedic Institute. The plate-and-screw system for pelvic and acetabular fractures was FDA-cleared in February 2025; it enters a trauma fixation market DePuy Synthes leads with roughly a quarter share, ahead of Stryker and Zimmer Biomet. [Source](https://orthospinenews.com/2026/08/28/tampa-general-hospital-and-florida-orthopaedic-institute-first-in-world-to-use-new-evos-pelvic-and-acetabular-system/)

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