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CMS publishes CY 2027 ESRD Prospective Payment System final rule

🇺🇸 CMS · Wed 28 Oct 2026

The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued CMS-1846-F, the final rule setting Medicare payment policy for dialysis care in calendar year 2027.

The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final rule for the Calendar Year 2027 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System, designated CMS-1846-F. The item is dated 28 October 2026.

The rule sets Medicare payment policy for dialysis care. The material available to VigiEye contained only general kidney-care context, so this report cannot describe payment rates, policy changes or effective dates.

Because those details are not stated in the supplied information, any assessment of operational or market-access effects depends on reading the full text of the final rule.

As general context, a Medicare final rule follows a proposed rule and public comment period, and it sets the policies that apply to the relevant payment year.

What it means for your team

  • Market-access and reimbursement teams with dialysis-related products or services should review the full CMS-1846-F text, as the supplied summary gives no payment figures.
  • Regulatory affairs staff should check the rule for any policy changes and implementation dates, none of which are confirmed here.
  • Until the detail is verified, avoid drawing conclusions about the impact on providers or manufacturers.

Official source: CMS ↗

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