2027 FINAL RULES IPPS
An Analysis and Commentary on Federal Health Care Issues by Larry Goldberg
FY 2027 Medicare IPPS Issued
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) are issuing a final rule to update the Inpatient Prospective Inpatient Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) for FY 2027.
A copy of the 2,704-page display document is available at: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-15833.pdf.
The rule is scheduled for publication in the August 4 Federal Register.
CMS says the IPPS tables for this fiscal year (FY) 2027 rule are available on the CMS website at:
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/index.html. This link is not correct.
For the 2027 material use: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/prospective-payment-systems/acute-inpatient-pps/fy-2027-ipps-proposed-rule-home-page