US Federal Register - CMS Rules · February 23, 2026

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; Correcti

Original title: 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; Correction

Technical corrections to the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC final rule with comment period effective January 1, 2026.

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This document corrects technical errors in the final rule with comment period that appeared in the November 25, 2025 issue of the Federal Register titled "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" (hereinafter referred to as the "CY 2026 OPPS/ASC final rule with comment period"). The effective date of the CY 2026 OPPS/ASC final rule with comment period was January 1, 2026.

Dates and deadlines

Applies from

2026-01-01

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