Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2026
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2025-08-04 · Effective 2025-10-01 · 90 FR 37310
Document
Document number
2025-14679
Federal Register citation
90 FR 37310
CFR reference
42 CFR 413
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2025-08-04
Effective date
2025-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1827-F
Abstract
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 2026. This final rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.