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Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 4, 2025. It took effect on October 1, 2025.
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What the agency says
This final rule finalizes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2026. This final rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-14679
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- August 4, 2025
- Takes effect
- October 1, 2025
- Dates
- These regulations are effective on October 1, 2025.
- Docket
- CMS-1827-F
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AV47
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 413
- Topics
- Diseases; Health facilities; Medicare; Puerto Rico; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 58
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