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Athena Doshi

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Your Monday Brief: CMS Shifts Payments, a Loophole Pays Big, Denials Fall

Jul 6, 2026

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3 min read

Your Monday Brief: CMS Shifts Payments, a Loophole Pays Big, Denials Fall

New CMS rules pushing volume to ASCs, a $22K-an-hour billing loophole, and the checklist that stops most denials. Plus, Janet Carlson on getting revenue cycle right.

Athena Doshi

Vanishing Patients, Billion-Dollar Cuts, and the PE Question Everyone's Dodging

Jul 1, 2026

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3 min read

Vanishing Patients, Billion-Dollar Cuts, and the PE Question Everyone's Dodging

Issue #16: Medicaid work requirements, a $19.6B skin substitute cut, and the PE question splitting physician groups. Plus: an ASC insider on winning the margin war.

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The AI split-screen, RCM's boardroom moment, and an ASC insider on the margin war

Jun 15, 2026

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2 min read

The AI split-screen, RCM's boardroom moment, and an ASC insider on the margin war

Issue #15: Merritt's Danilo D'Aprile on succession and the margin war, plus the AI split-screen pitting provider revenue gains against a rising wave of payer denials.

Athena Doshi

Exactrx Dispatch

Apr 20, 2026

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3 min read

Exactrx Dispatch

Issue #8: What your budget is not tracking and what your payer contracts are not paying

Debunking the Myths: Why Denials Aren’t Just a Billing Issue

Apr 2, 2026

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6 min read

Debunking the Myths: Why Denials Aren’t Just a Billing Issue

Weekly insights on revenue cycle operations, payer trends and practice operations.

What Prior Authorization Automation Isn’t Telling You

Mar 24, 2026

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5 min read

What Prior Authorization Automation Isn’t Telling You

Weekly insights on revenue cycle operations, payer trends and practice operations.

The Hidden Cost of Same-Day Surgery Cancellations

Mar 6, 2026

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5 min read

The Hidden Cost of Same-Day Surgery Cancellations

Weekly insights on revenue cycle operations, payer trends and practice operations.