US Federal Register - CMS Rules · July 31, 2026

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

CMS finalizes updates to SNF prospective payment rates, quality reporting requirements, and value-based purchasing program for FY 2027.

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

Dates and deadlines

Applies from

2027-10-01

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