Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002

Summary: The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) opposes several components of the proposed FY 2027 IPPS and LTCH rules, specifically citing that the proposed 2.4% rate update is insufficient to cover rising hospital costs. They argue against the significant increase in the fixed-loss cost outlier threshold, the reduction in DSH payments, and the mandatory expansion of the CJR-X model, while also requesting the withdrawal of proposed changes to organ acquisition cost allocation.