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CMS: Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Correction
Federal Register
Sep 4, 2025 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making typographical corrections to the August 5, 2025, final rule. This correction is effective October 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
CMS: Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
Federal Register
Aug 5, 2025 - Notice of a final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updating the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for fiscal year 2026. Includes proposals related to admission to hospice regulations and the hospice face-to-face attestation requirements under the certification of terminal illness regulations. This final rule also includes a technical correction to the regulatory text and provides updates to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program requirements. Includes rural references and considerations throughout.
These regulations are effective October 1, 2025.
Source: Federal Register
Last Updated: 9/4/2025