Regulation & law · 25/11/2025

Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; Hospital Price Transparency; and Notice of Closure of a Teaching Hospital and Opportunity To Apply for Available Slots

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final rule revising the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center payment systems for 2026, while also announcing the closure of a teaching hospital and updates to quality reporting programs. The rule also addresses hospital price transparency and comments received on measure concepts for future years.