The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2026 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) proposed rule (fact sheet), which applies to acute care hospital and LTCH payments beginning Oct. 1, 2025. Under the proposed rule, acute care hospitals would receive a 2.4 percent increase ($4 billion including the… (Testa, April 11, 2025) #Critical Access Hospitals, #Demonstration Programs, #Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH), #Hospitals, #Long-Term Care Hospitals, #Nutrition, #Quality, #Readmissions, #Workforce