CMS Releases FY 2026 Mission and Priorities Document
(Sept. 23, 2025) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year 2026 Mission and Priorities Document (MPD) on Sept. 12th that outlines the agency’s work for the coming year. Notably, this year’s MPD includes information on the Hospice Special Focus Program, revisions to surveyor guidance for home health agencies, revised facility assessment guidance for nursing homes, new guidance on the use of enhanced barrier precautions in long-term care, updates to Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual, new surveyor skills review assessments, and an announcement regarding the risk-based survey process in long-term care. LeadingAge National will provide analysis of these updates in the coming days.
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