Quality Measures and Administrative Procedures for the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (CMS-10668)

The HAC Reduction Program is established by section 1886(p) of the Social Security Act and requires the Secretary to reduce payments to subsection (d) hospitals in the worst-performing quartile of all subsection (d) hospitals by 1 percent effective beginning on October 1, 2014 and subsequent years. In the FY 2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, we are not proposing to adopt or remove any measures for the FY 2026 program year or subsequent years, we propose updates to the ECE policy.

The latest form for Quality Measures and Administrative Procedures for the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (CMS-10668) expires 2029-02-28 and can be found here.