Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002

Summary: The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) opposes several provisions of the proposed rule, arguing that the market basket update is inadequate to cover inflationary pressures and that the proposed quality measure changes lack sufficient testing and transparency. They also advocate for the removal of certain negative payment adjustments, the elimination of mandatory participation in CMMI models, and a revision of the high-cost outlier threshold calculation.