Effective date
Medicare changes effective October 1, 2026
5 CMS and MAC policy updates take effect on this date. Every entry links to the government document it came from.
Federal Register · 5
- Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027
FR-2026-15562NationalSkilled Nursing Facilitysource ↗
- Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update
FR-2026-15588NationalInpatient Psychiatric (IPF)source ↗
- Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
FR-2026-15686NationalHospicesource ↗
- 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) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards
FR-2026-15833NationalInpatient (IPPS)source ↗
- Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
FR-2026-15652NationalInpatient Rehabilitation (IRF)source ↗