CMS TransmittalInpatient (IPPS)
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
FR-2025-14681
Document details
- Document type
- CMS Transmittal
- Issuing body
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Document ID
- FR-2025-14681
- Published
- June 5, 2026
- Effective date
- October 1, 2025
- MAC region
- National
Summary
The final rule for FY 2026 updates the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System, impacting reimbursement rates for acute care and long-term care hospitals. With revisions due to legal decisions aKey updates to Medicare inpatient payment systems announced.
Affected specialty
Inpatient (IPPS) alerts →Source document
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/04/2025-14681/medicare-program-hospital-inpatient-prospective-payment-systems-for-acute-care-hospitals-ipps-andCLV Intelligence summarizes publicly available federal publications. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency.