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

What it does

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

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

42 CFR 413

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0938-AV75 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• July 31, 2026 Final rule. Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027
• Sept. 30, 2026 Final rule; correction. Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027; Correction

What happens next and when

To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, by June 1, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket CMS-2026-1321 on Regulations.gov
• Title 42 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register