Health and Human Services Department Proposed Rule

C1-2025-06317: Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements

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What this rule does

This proposed rule updates the wage index and payment rates for hospice services under the Medicare program for Fiscal Year 2026. It also includes requirements for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program.

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The rule, in full

131 words as published, May 21, 2025. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 21715] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: C1-2025-06317] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Part 418 [CMS-1835-P] RIN 0938-AV49 Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements Correction In Proposed Rule document, 2025-06317, appearing on pages 18568 through 18587, in the issue of Wednesday April 30, 2025, make the following correction: On page 18568, in the first column, in the DATES: section, the entry ``June 30, 2025'' should read ``June 10, 2025''. [FR Doc. C1-2025-06317 Filed 5-16-25; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 0099-10-D

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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