Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: federal rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published 20 final rules in 2026 so far and 12 in 2025, counted by the Tribune from the Federal Register.
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Final rules 32
- Nov. 3, 2026
- Oct. 30, 2026
- Oct. 2, 2026Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 513 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 13, 2026Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 441, 457 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 4, 2026Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 8 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 3, 2026Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 412, 414 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 3, 2026Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 418 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 31, 2026Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 413 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 31, 2026Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 412 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 30, 2026Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 410, 414 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 16, 2026Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflicts of Interest, and Related Provisions
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 488, 489 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 3, 2026Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 431, 435, 438 and 2 more · Opens the Federal Register
- June 2, 2026Notice of Vacatur Regarding Certain Provisions of the 2024 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Final Rule
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 10 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- June 1, 2026Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 512 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 20, 2026Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 4 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- April 6, 2026Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 422, 423 · Opens the Federal Register
- March 12, 2026Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; Correction
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 405, 410, 414 and 6 more · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 25, 2026Managed Care
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 438 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 2, 2026Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 433 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 13, 2026Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face to Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization List
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 410, 414 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 3, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Repeal of Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 483 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 2, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 405, 414, 424 and 3 more · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 25, 2025Medicare 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
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 7 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 24, 2025Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 413, 512 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 5, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 405, 410, 414 and 6 more · Opens the Federal Register
- Sept. 19, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)-Finalization of Format Provider Directories for Medicare Plan Finder
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 422 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 5, 2025Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 412 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 5, 2025Medicare Program; FY 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 412 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 5, 2025Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 418 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 4, 2025Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2026
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 413 · Opens the Federal Register
- Aug. 4, 2025Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Rates; Changes to the FY 2025 IPPS Rates Due to Court Decision; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes; Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 4 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- April 15, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Final rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 417, 422, 423 and 1 more · Opens the Federal Register
Proposed rules 38
- Oct. 20, 2026Medicare Program; Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220, and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 422, 423
- Oct. 8, 2026
- Sept. 24, 2026Request for Information; Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 423 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 23, 2026Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 433 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 16, 2026Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 400, 405, 406 and 12 more · Opens the Federal Register
- July 16, 2026Request for Information; Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Regulations
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 493 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 7, 2026Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 413, 416, 419 and 2 more · Opens the Federal Register
- July 6, 2026Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Expanded HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 405, 410, 414 and 5 more · Opens the Federal Register
- June 26, 2026Medicare Program; CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis (AKI) Payment, and ESRD Quality Incentive Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 413 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 18, 2026Request for Information (RFI): Pharmacy Benefit Manager Compensation and Data Collection
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 423 · Opens the Federal Register
- June 16, 2026Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 423, 429 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 22, 2026Medicaid Program; Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 438, 447 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 14, 2026Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 405, 412, 413 and 4 more · Opens the Federal Register
- April 14, 2026Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 9 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- April 7, 2026Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 413 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 7, 2026Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 412 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 6, 2026Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 418 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 6, 2026Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 412, 414 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 27, 2026Request for Information (RFI) Related to Comprehensive Regulations To Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH)
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 424 · Opens the Federal Register
- Feb. 11, 2026Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 6 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 30, 2026Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 486 · Opens the Federal Register
- Jan. 29, 2026Medicare Program; Ensuring Safety Through Domestic Security With Made in America Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Essential Medicine Procurement by Medicare Participating Hospitals
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 412, 413, 482 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 23, 2025Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 513 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 23, 2025Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD) Model
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 514 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 19, 2025Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 441, 457 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 19, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 482 · Opens the Federal Register
- Dec. 11, 2025Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 512 · Opens the Federal Register
- Nov. 28, 2025Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 422, 423 · Opens the Federal Register
- July 17, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings; and Hospital Price Transparency
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 7 parts · Opens the Federal Register
- July 16, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 405, 410, 414 and 6 more · Opens the Federal Register
- July 2, 2025Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 405, 414, 424 and 3 more · Opens the Federal Register
- July 2, 2025Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 413, 512 · Opens the Federal Register
- May 15, 2025Medicaid Program; Preserving Medicaid Funding for Vulnerable Populations-Closing a Health Care-Related Tax Loophole Proposed Rule
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 433 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 30, 2025Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2026 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR parts 412, 413, 495 and 1 more · Opens the Federal Register
- April 30, 2025Medicare Program; FY 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 412 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 30, 2025Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 418 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 30, 2025Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 412 · Opens the Federal Register
- April 30, 2025Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2026
Proposed rule · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 42 CFR part 413 · Opens the Federal Register