Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002

Summary: The Heart Rhythm Society supports the proposed FY 2027 IPPS payment increases, specific MS-DRG reassignments for cardiac electrophysiology cases, and the approval of the CARA System under the alternative NTAP pathway. However, the Society opposes the repeal of the alternative NTAP and OPPS Device Pass-through pathways, urging CMS to preserve them to maintain patient access to breakthrough technologies.