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Post-Acute Care Quality Programs
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements, and Hospice Certifying Physician Provider Enrollment Requirements Proposed Rule (CMS-1851-P)
On April 2, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1851-P) that provides updates to the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP). This rule proposes to add an icon to the Medicare.gov Compare Tool as part of the HQRP. This rule also provides updates on the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) instrument and public reporting and future quality measures (QMs).
The proposed rule went on display at the Federal Register and will be available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/current
For further information and to view the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, please visit the CMS.gov Hospice Center webpage here: http://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider- Type/Hospice-Center.html.
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