2026D06

Whether the payment penalty that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") imposed under the Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program ("LTCH QRP") to reduce Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau's ("Landmark" or "Provider") payment update (i.e., annual increase factor or "AIF") for Federal Fiscal Year ("FFY") 2022 by two (2) percentage points was proper.