Federal Register #CMS-1849-CN2

Correction to Proposed Rule for Medicare Hospital Inpatient and Long-Term Care Payment Systems for FY 2027

This notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a correction to a previously published proposed rule for Medicare Hospital Inpatient and Long-Term Care Hospital payment systems for Fiscal Year 2027. - Government Buyer: - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services - Scope of Correction: - Addresses technical and typographical errors in the original proposed rule - Clarifies policy changes for hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems - Updates requirements for quality programs, new technology add-on payments, hospital inpatient quality reporting, and the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program - OEMs and Vendors: - No OEMs or vendors are mentioned; this is a regulatory correction, not a procurement - Products/Services Requested: - No products or services are being procured - Unique/Notable Requirements: - The correction is strictly regulatory, providing clarifications and updated citations for affected regulations - No procurement activity or contract opportunity is announced

Description

This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the proposed rule published on April 14, 2026, concerning Medicare Program's Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System for Fiscal Year 2027. The corrections address errors in discussions related to new technology add-on payments, hospital inpatient quality reporting programs, Medicare promoting interoperability program, and other policy changes. The document also corrects errors in the regulations text and provides updated citations and clarifications.

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