LeadingAge Comments to CMS: FY26 SNF PPS

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule was published on April 30 and outlines payment updates for FY 2026, policy changes to the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, and three Requests for Information. LeadingAge submitted comments supporting two SNF QRP and one SNF VBP policy changes and providing feedback on future measure concepts, SNF QRP data submission deadlines, and advancing digital quality measures.