CMS Releases FY 2027 IPPS Proposed Rule

By Health Capital Consultant, LLC

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On April 10, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) rule for fiscal year (FY) 2027. Perhaps more important than the 2.4% proposed payment update is CMS’s announcement of the first mandatory nationwide episode-based payment model in Traditional Medicare, a revived and expanded version of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) demonstration.

This Health Capital Topics article summarizes the key payment and delivery-reform provisions of the proposed rule. (Read more…) 

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