CMS: Medicare Program; Announcement of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment Meeting-August 24, 2026

Federal Register

Jul 8, 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a virtual meeting of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment on August 24, 2026. The purpose of the Panel is to advise the Secretary on the clinical integrity of the Ambulatory Payment Classification groups and their associated weights, which are major elements of the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and the Ambulatory Surgical Center payment system, and supervision of hospital outpatient therapeutic services. The agenda and information on how to join the meeting will be posted on the Panel's website. Presentations and comment letters are due by July 31, 2026.

Hospitals · Medicare · Outpatient care · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models