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The newest rules and notices from Social Security and Medicare, plus the latest inflation figure behind Social Security’s yearly increase. Updated automatically every day.
Latest inflation figure
- CPI-W, 12-month change
- 3.9%
- Index level
- 330.654
- Latest month
- September 2026
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), not seasonally adjusted. Social Security’s yearly cost-of-living adjustment is based on this index.
Social Security Administration
- Charging Standard Administrative Fees for Non-Program Information
On August 22, 2012, we announced in the Federal Register a schedule of standard administrative fees we charge to the public for routinely requested records. When authorized, we charge these fees to recover our full costs when we provide information…
- Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cardiovascular Disorders
- Social Security Ruling, SSR 26-2p; Titles II and XVI: Documenting and Evaluating Disability in Young Adults
We are providing notice of SSR 26-2p. This SSR explains our policies and consolidates information from our regulations on documenting and evaluating disability in young adults. This ruling rescinds and replaces SSR 11-2p.
- Rescission of Social Security Acquiescence Ruling 90-2(2)
The Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of the rescission of AR 90-2(2): Ruppert v. Bowen, 871 F.2d 1172 (2d Cir. 1989)–Evaluation of a Rental Subsidy as In-Kind Income for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefit Calculation Purposes–Title XVI of the…
- Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cardiovascular Disorders
We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving cardiovascular disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The revisions reflect our adjudicative…
- Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
Section 701 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA) imposed new maximum civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts for infractions of agency rules, and required federal agencies that impose CMPs to adjust these new maximum figures annually for inflation. This…
- Notice on Penalty Inflation Adjustments for Civil Monetary Penalties
The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act) requires us to annually adjust the level of CMPs for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and provide notice concerning these new amounts. We are…
- Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance. OMB is proposing revisions…
Source: the Federal Register, the official journal of the US government. Updated automatically. Last checked 15 October 2026 13:51.
Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA); Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing (PT), Personnel Qualifications, and Other Changes
This proposed rule would amend the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations to allow for virtual access under the CLIA certificate of the primary testing laboratory that generated the data, with the exception of the subspecialty of cytology,…
- Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive Payment Advisory for Clinicians-Request for Current Billing Information for Qualifying APM Participants; Correction
This document corrects a technical error in the payment advisory that appeared in the August 13, 2026, Federal Register titled "Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive Payment Advisory for Clinicians–Request for Current Billing Information for Qualifying APM Participants".
- Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model
This final rule implements the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing Model (GLOBE Model), a new mandatory Medicare payment model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act. The GLOBE Model will test whether a payment model that uses an…
- Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update; Correction
This document corrects technical errors in the final action that appeared in the July 31, 2026 Federal Register titled "Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System–Rate Update".
- Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program; Correction
This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 3, 2026 Federal Register titled "Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program".
- Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements; Correction
This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the August 3, 2026 Federal Register titled "Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements".
- Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027; Correction
This document corrects technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the July 31, 2026 Federal Register titled "Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal…
- Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards; Correction
This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026 titled "Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective…
Source: the Federal Register, the official journal of the US government. Updated automatically. Last checked 15 October 2026 13:51.