Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program

CMS has finalized updated Medicare payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year 2026, including revised case-mix group classifications and weighting factors used to calculate prospective payments. The rule advances the second year of a three-year phase-out of the rural adjustment that began in FY 2025. It also incorporates modifications to the IRF Quality Reporting Program requirements.

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