Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002
Families USAOtherAdvocacy
Summary: Families USA, a national health care consumer advocacy organization, expresses a mixed position on the proposed rule. They strongly oppose the reduction of severity levels for homelessness-related Z-codes but strongly support the expansion of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR-X) model.
On behalf of Families USA, please find comments on the proposed Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) regulation for Calendar Year 2027.