CMS TransmittalHome Health

Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements

FR-2025-14782

Document details

Document type: CMS Transmittal
Issuing body: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Document ID: FR-2025-14782
Published: June 5, 2026
Effective date: October 1, 2025
MAC region: National

Summary

The FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update will adjust reimbursement rates, impacting the overall funding available to hospice providers. Changes to admission regulations and face-to-face

Changes to hospice rates and regulations effective FY 2026!

Affected specialty

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Source document

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14782/medicare-program-fy-2026-hospice-wage-index-and-payment-rate-update-and-hospice-quality-reporting

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