CMS budget projects fewer home health surveys

Effective Jun 15, 2025

Published Jun 15, 2025

Last Reviewed Jun 17, 2025

CMS is expected to perform fewer home health surveys in fiscal year 2026, according to a Congressional Justification report on the proposed budget.

Becker’s Hospital Review highlighted the change in surveys for post-acute facilities in a June 4, 2025, post.

While funding for surveys is expected to go up, the total number of home health surveys is projected to decrease.

The report to Congress shows a 70% completion rate for expected home health surveys in fiscal year 2024. That rate is projected to fall to 65% in fiscal year 2026.

Becker’s notes that CMS has notified surveying agencies to prioritize complaint surveys over recertification and validation.

Read the Becker’s post at https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/post-acute/cms-budget-proposal-would-shift-nursing-facility-oversight/.
Read the Congressional Justification report at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/fy2026-cms-congressional-justification-estimates-appropriations-committees.pdf.

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