federal register • 04 august 2025

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program:
    1. 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) 2026 Rates;
    2. Changes to the FY 2025 IPPS Rates Due to Court Decision;
    3. Requirements for Quality Programs; and
    4. Other Policy Changes;
    5. Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability:
    6. Electronic Prescribing,
    7. Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization
  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2026