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Proposed Rule2026-06674

Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027

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Published
April 7, 2026

Issuing agencies

Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Abstract

This rule proposes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2027. This proposed rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.

Indexed from Federal Register on April 7, 2026.

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