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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

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title: "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"
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section_name: "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"
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publication_date: "2026-04-16"
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  - "Health and Human Services Department"
  - "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services"
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  - "42 CFR Part 412"
  - "42 CFR Part 413"
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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

**AGENCY:**

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

**ACTION:**

Proposed rule; correction.

**SUMMARY:**

This document corrects a typographical error in the proposed rule that appeared in the April 14, 2026 *Federal Register* 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”.

**DATES:**

April 16, 2026.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Donald Thompson, and Michele Hudson, (410) 786-4487 or *[email protected],* Operating Prospective Payment, MS-DRG Relative Weights, Wage Index, Hospital Geographic Reclassifications, Graduate Medical Education, Capital Prospective Payment, Excluded Hospitals, Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payment Adjustment, Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs), Medicare-Dependent Small Rural Hospital (MDH) Program, and Low-Volume Hospital Payment Adjustment.

**I. Background and Summary of Errors**

In FR Doc. 2026-07203 of April 14, 2026 (91 FR 19312), in the *DATES* section, we are correcting a typographical error stating that comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on April 10, 2026, rather than June 9, 2026.

**III. Correction of Errors**

In FR Doc. 2026-07203 of April 14, 2026 (91 FR 19312), we are making the following correction:

1. On page 19312, first column, 10th full paragraph ( *DATES* section) last line the date “April 10, 2026” is corrected to read “June 9, 2026”.

Liesl I. Fowler,

Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services.