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Inpatient & Long-Term Care Hospitals: FY 2026 Final Rule – Learn What's New

CMS issued the FY 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System final rule that updates payment policies and rates. 

See a summary of key provisions effective October 1, 2025. 

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: FY 2026 Final Rule – Learn What's New

CMS issued the FY 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Prospective Payment System final rule to update payment policy and rates.

See a summary of key provisions effective October 1, 2025. 

Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities: FY 2026 Final Rule – Learn What's New

CMS issued the FY 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System final rule to update payment policies and rates.

See a summary of key provisions effective October 1, 2025.

New Domestic N95 Respirator Payment Adjustments

Medicare is providing new payment adjustments to hospitals for their share of the additional costs of domestic National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved surgical N95 respirators compared to non-domestic respirators.

Read the New Domestic N95 Respirator Payment Adjustments fact sheet.

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