Washington Watch: Ambulatory Specialty Model, Hospital Margin Pressure

Join host Chad Mulvany for the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of April 1, 2026. This week Chad sits down with Brandon Hill, managing director in the Healthcare Consulting practice at Forvis Mazars, to unpack CMS’ new Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)—a mandatory value-based payment model targeting physicians treating heart failure and low back pain.

In addition, Chad explores pressing industry topics, including mounting hospital margin pressures, the effects of immigration policy on the physician workforce, and prospects for another reconciliation bill in Congress.

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• What Physicians Should Know About CMS’ Ambulatory Specialty Model
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