2026 FINAL RULES IPPS
An Analysis and Commentary on Federal Health Care Issues by Larry Goldberg
FY 2026 Medicare IPPS Issued
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a final rule to update the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
A copy of the 2,182-page document is currently on public display at the Federal Register office and is scheduled for publication on August 4. The display version is available at:
https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14681.pdf
The IPPS tables for the FY 2026 rule are available on the CMS website at: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/prospective-payment-systems/acute-inpatient-pps/fy-2026-ipps-final-rule-home-page
The LTCH tables are available on the CMS website at: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/prospective-payment-systems/long-term-care-hospital/regulations-notices under the list item for Regulation Number CMS-1833-F.
We have changed the IPPS and LTCH table links from the final rule because they do not take you to the correct sites. CMS does not appear to be getting its web-site links correct.