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Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027
Policy ID: 2026-06674Specialty: Multi-specialtyAdded: 6/2/2026Effective: 2026-04-07federal rule
What changed
Final Rule published 2026-04-07. This rule proposes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2027. This proposed rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.
Who’s affected: Multi-specialty billing teams · Effective: 2026-04-07
Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗
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