{"id":22592,"date":"2026-08-20T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/?post_type=guidancepolicyupdate&#038;p=22592"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:56:12","slug":"centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-cms-2","status":"publish","type":"guidancepolicyupdate","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/guidancepolicyupdate\/centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-cms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS Fiscal Year 2027 Acute Care Hospital and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System Final Rule: CMS-1849-F (8\/04\/2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-22592\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-22592-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-22592-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-22592-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>CMS updated Medicare payment and quality requirements for hospitals and LTCHs. 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