federal register • 14 april 2026

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Proposed Rules for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
    1. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
    2. Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations,
    3. Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies,
    4. Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and
    5. Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges
  • Proposed 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) 2027 Rates;
    2. Requirements for Quality Programs; and
    3. Other Policy Changes
  • A Notice for the Medicare Program: New Revisions to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Level II Coding