April 30 Public Use File (PUF) for the FY 2027 Wage Index
CMS published a Proposed Rule Public Use File (PUF) for the FY 2027 wage Index April 30, 2026. This file reflects the Worksheet S-3, Parts II and III wage data from cost reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (FY Beginning from 10/1/2022 to 9/30/2023).
Hospitals will have approximately 1 month (May 29, 2026) to verify their data and submit correction requests to both CMS and their MAC to correct errors due to CMS or MAC mishandling of the final wage and occupational mix data as posted in the April 30, 2026 PUF.
Categories: Wage Index PUF Files