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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; Correction

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this final rule in the Federal Register on September 29, 2026. It took effect on October 1, 2026.

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What the agency says

This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026 titled "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."

Key facts

Document number
2026-19946
Type
Final rule
Action
Final rule; correction
Agency
Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Published
September 29, 2026
Takes effect
October 1, 2026
Dates
This correction is effective October 1, 2026.
Docket
CMS-1849-CN3 and CMS-0062-CN
Regulation ID (RIN)
0938-AV44; 0938-AV79
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
Significant
Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages
16

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