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Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; 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; Changes to the FY 2025 IPPS Rates Due to Court Decision; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes; Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization
Policy ID: FR-2025-14681Specialty: Inpatient (IPPS)Added: 6/5/2026Effective: October 1, 2025final rule
What changed
Key updates to Medicare inpatient payment systems announced.
Who’s affected: Inpatient (IPPS) billing teams · Effective: October 1, 2025
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