Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This final rule finalizes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2026. This final rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Part 413 [CMS-1827-F] RIN 0938-AV47 ( printed page 37310) AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule finalizes changes and updates to the policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2026. This final rule also updates the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program. DATES: These regulations are effective on October 1, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PDPM@cms.hhs.gov for issues related to the SNF PPS. Heidi Magladry, (410) 786-6034, for information related to the skilled nursing facility quality reporting program. Christopher Palmer, (410) 786-8025, for information related to the skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of Certain Tables Exclusively Through the Internet on the CMS Website As discussed in the FY 2014 SNF PPS final rule ( 78 FR 47936 ), tables setting forth the Wage Index for Urban Areas Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas and the Wage Index Based on CBSA Labor Market Areas for Rural Areas are no longer published in the Federal Register . Instead, these tables are available exclusively through the internet on the CMS website. The wage index tables for this final rule can be accesse…
Citation: 90 FR 37310
