Effective date
Medicare changes effective October 1, 2026
11 CMS and MAC policy updates take effect on this date. Every entry links to the government document it came from.
Federal Register · 10
- 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; 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 ↗
- 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; 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; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027; Correction
FR-2026-19959NationalSkilled Nursing Facilitysource ↗
- Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Correction
FR-2026-20067NationalOutpatientsource ↗
- Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update; Correction
FR-2026-20134NationalInpatient (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; Correction
FR-2026-20131NationalInpatient (IPPS)source ↗
- 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; Correction
FR-2026-19946NationalInpatient (IPPS)source ↗
FDA · 1
- FDA Approval: Unknown (Unknown) — Type 5 - New Formulation or New Manufacturer
FDA-NDA219617NationalOncologysource ↗