Stephanie Webster

On August 4, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual final rule for the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (the LTCH PPS).

For many hospitals, off-campus provider-based facilities have long served as a vehicle for expanding access to care, achieving operational and clinical integration of services, and supporting eligibility for programs such as the 340B drug pricing program. Please see full publication below for more information.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held on June 5, 2025, that majority group plaintiffs are not required to meet a heightened evidentiary standard of showing “background circumstances” to establish a prima facie case of reverse discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This ruling resolves a split among the Circuit Courts of Appeal concerning the applicable evidentiary standard in such cases.