CMS FY 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule
Published: 08/12/2025
Sources:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serviced (CMS) has released the Fiscal Year 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule outlining key updates to Medicare payment rates, quality reporting programs, and policy changes affecting inpatient and long-term care hospitals.
This annual rule update includes payment rate updates, revisions to hospital quality and interoperability programs, and the phase…
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