Post-Acute Care Quality Programs

Posting of the Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Comment Period Ends on August 31st, 2026

The Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Home Health PPS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was displayed on July 1st, 2026. In this NPRM, CMS proposes initiatives to improve alignments between the expanded HHVBP Model and the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP). The following are the Home Health Quality Reporting Program proposals that have been outlined: CMS is proposing to revise the HH QRP OASIS and HHCAHPS Annual Payment Update (APU) reporting timeframe to report a calendar year of data (January 1 through December 31). CMS is also proposing some revisions to regulatory text in support of rule proposals or to improve digital transfer of information during the reconsiderations process. Finally, CMS is soliciting public comments on one Request for Information (RFI) on future measure concepts for the HH QRP. The proposed rule is available on the Federal Register. The 60-day public comment period closes on August 31st, 2026. Please visit the Regulations.gov to submit public comments. . Note: Table 31 on p. 41278 is missing headings. Please use this version until a correction is made on the Federal Register. Table 31-HHQRP HHVBP Measures (PDF)

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