• 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; Correction

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·May 22, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-January through March 2026

  Notice · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·May 14, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch
• 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

  Proposed rule · not final law

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 14, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPractice relevancePolicy watch
• Regional Collaboration and Camaraderie Define Western Chapter Meeting

  Professional news

  NEWSAmerican College of Surgeons·Apr 14, 2026Worth a read
• Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Apr 6, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
  Rule · United States

  Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  Official US document. Check its status and effective date.
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; Correction

  Rule · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Mar 12, 2026· Rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities for Continued CMS-Approval of its Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Accreditation Program

  Notice · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Mar 10, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances-October Through December 2025

  Notice · check effective date

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Feb 23, 2026· Notice · United StatesPolicy watch
• Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ Procurement Organizations Conditions for Coverage: Revisions to the Conditions for Coverage

  Proposed rule, not final policy

  POLICY & LAWFederal Register·Jan 30, 2026· Proposed rule · United StatesPolicy watch
• Wisconsin Surgeons Unite for Learning and Collaboration

  Professional news

  NEWSAmerican College of Surgeons·Dec 2, 2025Worth a read

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