# Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots

**Action Urgency Score:** 20/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
| Type | Proposed rule |
| Action | Proposed rule. |
| Published | 2026-07-07 |
| Comments close | 2026-08-31 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 42 CFR 413, 42 CFR 416, 42 CFR 419, 42 CFR 427, 42 CFR 488 |
| Summary | This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for calendar year 2027 based on our continuing experience with these systems. We also describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment systems. In addition, this proposed rule would update and refine the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reportin |
| Document number | 2026-13656 |

## Why this score


Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13656/medicare-program-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical-center-payment). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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