Proposed Rule2026-07470
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; and Other Policy Changes; Correction
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Published
April 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Abstract
This document corrects a typographical error in the proposed rule that appeared in the April 14, 2026 Federal Register titled "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; and Other Policy Changes".
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07470]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Parts 405, 412, 413, 415, 419, 495, and 512
[CMS-1849-CN]
RIN 0938-AV79
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; and Other Policy Changes;
Correction
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects a typographical error in the proposed
rule that appeared in the April 14, 2026 Federal Register titled
``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; and Other Policy Changes''.
DATES: April 16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Thompson, and Michele Hudson,
(410) 786-4487 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc888d8f8cafa1bfe2a4a4bfe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d696c6e6d4e405e0345455e034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>, Operating Prospective Payment, MS-
DRG Relative Weights, Wage Index, Hospital Geographic
Reclassifications, Graduate Medical Education, Capital Prospective
Payment, Excluded Hospitals, Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital
(DSH) Payment Adjustment, Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs), Medicare-
Dependent Small Rural Hospital (MDH) Program, and Low-Volume Hospital
Payment Adjustment.
I. Background and Summary of Errors
In FR Doc. 2026-07203 of April 14, 2026 (91 FR 19312), in the DATES
section, we are correcting a typographical error stating that comments
must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on April 10, 2026, rather
than June 9, 2026.
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2026-07203 of April 14, 2026 (91 FR 19312), we are
making the following correction:
1. On page 19312, first column, 10th full paragraph (DATES section)
last line the date ``April 10, 2026'' is corrected to read ``June 9,
2026''.
Liesl I. Fowler,
Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human
Services.
[FR Doc. 2026-07470 Filed 4-14-26; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
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