CMS has published in the federal register:
- Final Rules for the 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) 2026 Rates;
- Changes to the FY 2025 IPPS Rates Due to Court Decision;
- Requirements for Quality Programs; and
- Other Policy Changes;
- Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability:
- Electronic Prescribing,
- 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