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CMS Releases Proposed Medicare 2027 Inpatient Payment Rule
On April 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced its 2026 proposed inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rule. WHA will analyze the full rule in the coming weeks and prepare comments in advance of the June 9 comment deadline.
CMS Webinar to Discuss 2026 Hospital Price Transparency Requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. on updated hospital price transparency requirements that were finalized in the hospital outpatient prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2026. CMS will begin enforcement of the new and revised requirements April 1.