Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Health

Importance

Notable, the middle of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-07-31 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

The original

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The publisher's summary

This final rule updates the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an acute care hospital or critical access hospital. This final rule also refines the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) outlier policy. These changes will be effective for IPF discharges occurring during the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. We are also finalizing the implementation of a standardized IPF patient assessment instrument, and removing two measures used in the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting Program.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-15588

Document type

Rule

Status

Published