Federal Register #2026-19946

Correction to Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Policy Updates for FY 2027

This notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, announces a correction to a previously published final rule for the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System for FY 2027. - Government Buyer: - Department of Health and Human Services - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - No OEMs or vendors are mentioned; this is not a procurement opportunity. - No products or services are requested; the notice is strictly a regulatory correction. - Notable Requirements and Corrections: - Adjustments to hospital wage index calculations - Updates to budget neutrality factors - Corrections to payment methodologies for acute care and long-term care hospitals - Amendments to regulatory text and tables, including MS-DRG classifications, wage indexes, and cost-to-charge ratios - Updates to health information technology standards - The correction addresses technical and typographical errors in the original rule, ensuring accurate policy and payment updates for FY 2027.

Description

This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule published on August 4, 2026, concerning the Medicare Program's Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System. It includes corrections to policy changes, rate updates for fiscal year 2027, and updates to health information technology standards. The corrections affect hospital wage index calculations, budget neutrality factors, and other payment methodologies effective October 1, 2026.

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