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

federal register • 02 december 2025

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
    1. Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update;
    2. Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model;
    3. Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates;
    4. DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements;
    5. Provider Enrollment; and
    6. Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies

federal register • 05 november 2025

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program:
    1. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems;
    2. Quality Reporting Programs;
    3. Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating;
    4. Hospital Price Transparency; and
    5. Notice of Closure of a Teaching Hospital and Opportunity To Apply for Available Slots
  • A Notice concerning: Medicaid Information Sharing Between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Homeland Security

federal register • 04 november 2025

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program:
    1. End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System,
    2. Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals with Acute Kidney Injury,
    3. End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and
    4. End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:

federal register • 05 august 2025

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program: Fiscal Year 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program: FY 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System—Rate Update
  • Final Rules for the Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
  • A Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities:
  • A Notice for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances—April through June 2025

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

federal register • 16 july 2025

CMS has published in the federal register:

  • Proposed Rules for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs:
    1. Calendar Year 2026 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies;
    2. Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and
    3. Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

federal register • 11 april 2025

CMS has filed for publication in the federal register on April 30, 2025:

  • Proposed Rules for the Medicare Program: Fiscal Year 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements 
  • Proposed Rules for the Medicare Program: Fiscal Year 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System – Rate Update
  • Proposed Rules for the Medicare Program: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2026 Rates
  • Proposed Rules for the Medicare Program: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 and Updates to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program
  • Proposed 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