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Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026. It took effect on October 1, 2026.
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What the agency says
This final rule will revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals; make changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; update the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); update and make changes to requirements for certain quality programs; and make other policy- related changes. ONC also adopts certain health information technology (health IT) standards and specifications on behalf of HHS.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15833
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- August 4, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 1, 2026
- Dates
- These regulations are effective on October 1, 2026. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 1, 2026. The incorporation of reference of certain other material listed in the rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 1, 2025.
- Docket
- CMS-1849-F and CMS-0062-F
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 405; 42 CFR 412; 42 CFR 413; 42 CFR 415; 42 CFR 419; 42 CFR 495; 42 CFR 512; 45 CFR 170
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Computer technology; Diseases; Health; Health care; Health facilities; Health insurance; Health maintenance organizations (HMO); Health professions; Health records; Hospitals; Incorporation by reference; Intergovernmental relations; Laboratories; Medicaid; Medical devices; Medicare; Penalties; Privacy; Public health; Puerto Rico; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Rural areas; X-rays
- Pages
- 892
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