CMS releases FY 2027 final rule for long-term care hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today finalized a 2.3% payment update for long-term care hospitals for fiscal year 2027 relative to FY 2026. This includes a 3.2% market basket update, reduced by a 0.9 percentage point productivity adjustment. In addition, CMS finalized its decision to freeze the outlier threshold at $78,936, the same level as FY 2026. For the LTCH Quality Reporting Program, CMS finalized the removal of two measures related to COVID-19 vaccination and a shortened...
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] AHA News reports on policy / regulatory changes: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today finalized a 2.3% payment update for long-term care hospitals for fiscal year 2027 relative to FY 2026. This includes a 3.2% market basket update, reduced by a 0.9 percen…
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