12/04/2025
CMS Releases FY 2027 SNF VBP December 2025 Quarterly Reports
CMS has released the December 2025 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the FY 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program. Reports are now available through the iQIES system and include baseline results for all eight measures that will be used to calculate incentive payments beginning October 1, 2026.
What’s in the report
- Facility-level results for the baseline period of all eight SNF VBP measures, including readmissions, hospitalizations, infections, staffing turnover, total staffing hours, discharge function, discharge to community, and long-stay falls with major injury.
- These baseline results will be used to score performance and determine incentive payments for the FY 2027 program year.
- Performance-period data will be released in the June 2026 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports.
Why it matters
- FY 2027 marks the first year of the expanded SNF VBP program, now assessing eight measures rather than four.
- The baseline report allows organizations to understand how they will be scored under the expanded model and identify areas needing attention before performance-period results are released.
- SNFs have 30 days, until January 1, 2026, to request corrections. CMS will consider correction requests only for calculation errors made by CMS or its contractors.
How to request corrections
- Submit correction requests to SNFVBPquestions@cms.hhs.gov with the subject line “SNF VBP Review and Correction Inquiry.”
- Include the facility name, CMS Certification Number (CCN), description of the requested correction, and the reason for the request.
Accessing your report
- Reports are available only in iQIES. SNFs can download their report by logging in, navigating to My Reports, and opening the MDS 3.0 Provider Preview Reports folder.
- Providers needing assistance may contact the QIES/iQIES Service Center at (800) 339-9313 or iqies@cms.hhs.gov.
More details on the SNF VBP program, including measure specifications and program updates, are available on the CMS SNF Value-Based Purchasing webpage.
