March 5 2026
OASIS Answers
Categories: HHVBP

Final January 2026 IPRs Now Available!

by Megan Bernier, MSPT RAC-CT COS-C

CMS has published the Final January 2026 IPRs for the expanded HHVBP Model in HHAs iQIES folders.

Is My Agency Eligible?

HHAs were eligible to receive January 2026 IPR if the HHA:

Was Medicare certified prior to January 1, 2024, and
Meets the minimum threshold of data for at least one (1) quality measure in the quarterly reporting period for the performance year

January IPR quality measure performance scores time periods for each measure category

Measure Category	Time Period	Minimum Data Threshold
OASIS-based	Sept. 1, 2024 – Sept. 30, 2025	20 home health quality episodes
Claims-based	DTC-PAC: July 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2025 PPH: Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025	20 home health stays
HHCAHPS Survey-based	Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025	40 completed surveys

As a reminder, the IPRs also contain 2 tabs related to the CY 2026 applicable measure set. CMS has added these tabs to provide a preview of HHAs’ performance on the CY 2026 measure set. Specifically, achievement thresholds (AT) and benchmarks (BM) (see “CY 2026 AT and BM” tab) and the HHA’s improvement thresholds for the CY 2026 measure set are available to HHAs in each IPR.

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