Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 3, 2026 Federal Register titled "Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements".
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 418 [CMS-1851-CN] RIN 0938-AV78 AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 3, 2026 Federal Register titled “Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements”. DATES: This correction is effective October 1, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding the hospice wage index, contact Chantelle Caldwell, (410) 786-8743. For general questions about hospice payment policy, send your inquiry via email to: hospicepolicy@cms.hhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In FR Doc. 2026-15686 of August 3, 2026 ( 91 FR 49118 ), there were a number of technical errors that are identified and corrected in this correcting document. The provisions in this correction document are effective as ( printed page 61792) if they had been included in the final rule that appeared in the August 3, 2026 Federal Register . Accordingly, the corrections are effective October 1, 2026. II. Summary of Errors A. Summary of Errors in the Preamble As discussed in the fiscal year (FY) 2027 hospice final rule ( 91 FR 49122 through 49123 ), in developing the hospice wage index, we used the FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospectiv…
Citation: 91 FR 61791
