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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

CMS has issued a correction notice for the FY 2027 IPPS proposed rule, addressing technical and typographical errors from the April 14, 2026 Federal Register publication. While this correction itself is administrative, OPO executives should monitor the underlying FY 2027 IPPS rulemaking closely, as hospital payment rates and quality program requirements directly affect donor hospital operations and OPO-hospital relationships. No substantive policy changes are introduced in this correction document.