WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a rule called: Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Correction.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 30 by Liesl I. Fowler, Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 3, 2026 Federal Registertitled "Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements".

For more information, contact For questions regarding the hospice wage index, contact Chantelle Caldwell, 410/786-8...