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Medicare to Increase Payments for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in FY 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a final rule updating payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) under Medicare for federal.....

2027 Rates Have Landed: DRGCalculator.com and DRGPricer.com Announce Full Readiness for FY2027 DRG Grouping and Claim Pr...

With the federal fiscal year 2027 inpatient payment update finalized, DRGCalculator.com and DRGPricer.com are live with the new rates today — giving providers, payers, and analys...

CMS releases FY 2027 IPPS final rule

2027 OPPS: The 5 Provisions Health Systems Should Be Evaluating

CMS published its 2027 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule last month. Most health systems are treating it as a routine reimbursement update. It deserves more atten...

Skilled Nursing Facility Update: CMS Finalizes FY 2027 SNF PPS Rule: Payment Increase, QRP Reforms and Expanded MDS Repo...

On July 30, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”...

CMS Changes to Graduate Medical Education in 2027 IPPS Final Rule

On August 4, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Final Rule (the “Fin...

CMS locks in 2.3% inpatient hospital base pay increase, nudges back CJR-X Model start date

The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule's base pay increase is slightly below what was proposed earlier this year, though the agency said it now expects the rule...

CMS CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule: Key Payment and Policy Changes for Hospitals, Health Systems, and ASCs

CMS 2027 Proposed Rule: Key Changes to RPM, RTM and Medicare Care Management

CMS's proposed CY 2027 rule (CMS-1848-P) would reshape RPM and RTM staffing, billing, and eligibility rules. Comment period open through Sept. 14, 2026.

The Remote Monitoring Reckoning: What CMS’s CY 2027 Proposed Rule Means for Providers and Vendors

Medicare’s reimbursement of remote patient monitoring services, beginning in 2019, offered a meaningful patient care opportunity, paying to give patients devices to measure their h...

2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Inpatient Providers Need to Know

The Annual Ritual of Fee Schedule Updates and Why It Matters Every year, the Centers... The post 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Inpatient Providers Need to Know appeare...

CMS Finalizes Higher Payment for CERAMENT® G in the US

CMS has confirmed the DRG reassignment for CERAMENT® G in the final Medicare IPPS rule for fiscal year 2027, assigning qualifying cases to the highest reimbursing DRGs within their...

Morning Headlines 7/17/26

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Medicare, Medicaid, and Reverification: What Patient Support Programs Need to Know Before January 2027

Today's guest post comes from Bryce Aronson, Director of Business Development at AssistRx. Bryce covers three considerations taking effect in January 2027—the end of Medicare P...

HRSA Announces Revised 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program for 2027

On July 31, 2026, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) announced a revised 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (“2026 Pilot”) to provide a rebate mechanism through...

CMS Finalizes Medicare Hospice Payment Increase and New Patient Disclosure Rules for FY 2027

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule updating Medicare hospice payment rates, the hospice wage index, and quality reporting...

CMS' proposed 340B reimbursement cut—who wins, and who loses?

Disproportionate share hospitals are expected to see a 5.8% net reduction in OPPS revenue under the proposal, while for-profits are expecting a 7.4% net increase, KFF highlighted i...

FDA Announces FY 2027 VQIP, TPP User Fee Rates

FDA has announced the fiscal year (FY) 2027 user fee rates for importers approved to participate in the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) and accreditation and certificat...

Q&A: Proposed physician fee schedule builds on efforts to sustain primary care

CMS recently issued its proposed 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.The proposed schedule includes a 0.75% increase to the qualifying alternative payment model (APM) conversion f...

Off-Campus Outpatient Departments: CMS’ Proposed Rule for the New Mandatory Attestation Process

Client Alert- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Finalize Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded, a...

On July 31, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1849-F), which establishes a new, mandatory nationwide bundled payment model for l...

Revenue Procedure 2026-26: Technical Overview of 2027 Indexing Adjustments for Premium Tax Credits and Affordability Sta...

Rev. Proc. 2026-26, July 21, 2026 The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Procedure 2026-26 to establish the necessary indexing adjustments for the 2027 calendar year....

DeGen Medical Issues Statement on New CMS FY2027 Inpatient Classification for Patient-Specific Lumbar Fusion Procedures

Florence, SC, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DeGen Medical, Inc., a U.S.-based medical device manufacturer specializing in patient-specific…

FDA Announces FY 2027 User Fee Rates for VQIP and TTP

Today FDA announced fiscal year 2027 user fee rates for importers approved to participate in the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) and for accreditation and certification...