Comment on CMS-2026-1916-0001
Encompass HealthSupportBusiness
Summary: Encompass Health Corporation, the nation's largest owner of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals (IRFs), supports the proposed rule but urges CMS to provide specific clarifications regarding IRF classification. They argue that IRFs should be recognized as a distinct provider subclass within "inpatient services" to ensure they receive fair, Medicare-equivalent reimbursement and are properly included in grandfathering protections.
Attached is Encompass Health's comment letter on Medicaid Program; Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments (CMS-2449-P).