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Post-Acute Care Quality Programs
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Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 (CMS-1843-F)
On July 29, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1843-F) that provides updates to the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility Value Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP). In this final rule, CMS finalized a series of administrative and scoring policy updates for FY 2027 and future years that are intended to implement the SNF VBP Program’s scoring methodology and promote alignment with other CMS quality programs. The final rule went on display at the Federal Register and will be available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection
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