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Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements

Policy ID: 2026-06604Specialty: HospiceAdded: 6/2/2026Effective: April 6, 2026federal rule

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What changed

Final Rule published 2026-04-06. This proposed rule would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. This proposed rule also includes an analysis of Medicare non-hospice spending, including details regarding a hospice service and spending variation index (SSVI), and proposes to require that hospices provide the hospice election statement addendum to all Medicare beneficiaries

Who’s affected: Hospice billing teams · Effective: April 6, 2026

Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗

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