Health and Human Services Department Proposed Rule

C1-2025-12347: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies

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What this rule does

This proposed regulation outlines updates to payment rates for home health services under Medicare and Medicaid for the year 2026, along with requirements for quality reporting and an expanded model for value-based purchasing. It also includes updates to the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment and related accreditation requirements.

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The rule, in full

176 words as published, July 09, 2025. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 129 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 30217] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: C1-2025-12347] [[Page 30217]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 405, 414, 424, 455, 484, and 498 [CMS-1828-P] RIN 0938-AV53 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies Correction In Proposed Rule Document 2025-12347, appearing on pages 29108 through 29339, in the issue of Wednesday, July 2, 2025, make the following correction: On page 29108, in the first column, in the DATES section, the entry ``December 2, 2023'' should read ``August 29, 2025''. [FR Doc. C1-2025-12347 Filed 7-8-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 0099-10-D

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