Federal Actions

Why This Course is Important
Without this course, you may miss critical updates to Medicare hospital payment rates, new quality reporting expectations, changes in GME funding, and compliance requirements that can affect reimbursement and participation in CMS programs.

Course Details
This is a self-paced eLearning course based on the Federal Register Document titled Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes.

Key regulatory references include:

• 42 CFR Part 405 – Federal Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled
• 42 CFR Part 412 – Prospective Payment Systems for Inpatient Hospital Services
• 42 CFR Part 413 – Principles of Reasonable Cost Reimbursement; Payment for End-Stage Renal Disease Services; Prospectively Determined Payment Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Payment for Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis
• 42 CFR Part 415 – Services Furnished by Physicians in Providers, Supervising Physicians in Teaching Settings, and Residents in Certain Settings
• 42 CFR Part 419 – Prospective Payment Systems for Hospital Outpatient Department Services

Course SKU
FR-26-1863-1