Effective date
Medicare changes effective February 23, 2026
2 CMS and MAC policy updates take effect on this date. Every entry links to the government document it came from.
Fewer than 5 updates — this date is not listed in the index.
Federal Register · 1
- Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; Hospital Price Transparency; and Notice of Closure of a Teaching Hospital and Opportunity To Apply for Available Slots; Correction
FR-2026-03578NationalHospital Outpatient (OPPS)source ↗
federal_regulatory · 1
- Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; Hospital Price Transparency; and Notice of Closure of a Teaching Hospital and Opportunity To Apply for Available Slots; Correction
2026-03578NationalHospital Outpatient (OPPS)source ↗