Proposed Payment Rules

• Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule: FY 2027
• Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule: FY 2027
• Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule: FY 2027
• Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update & Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements: FY 2027

News

• Hospital Price Transparency: Get Guidance on New Requirements
• Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals: Download Your Quarter 4 FY 2025 PEPPER
• Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories: Get Ready to Report Starting May 1

Compliance

• Skilled Nursing Facilities: Accurately Report Your Related Party Costs

Claims, Pricers & Codes

• Integrated Outpatient Code Editor Version 27.1

Events

• Clinical Lab Fee Schedule Data Collection Webinar – April 16
• Medicare Cost Report E-Filing System Webinar – April 22

MLN Matters® Articles

• DMEPOS Fee Schedule: April 2026 Quarterly Update
• National Coverage Determination 20.19: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring – Revised

From Our Federal Partners

• Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose & Severe Withdrawal Syndrome