Technology · 29/09/2026

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

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a correction to the final rule published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026, addressing technical and typographical errors related to the Medicare Program's Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for acute care hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, as well as policy changes for Fiscal Year 2027 rates, quality programs, and health information technology standards.