Medicare will stop collecting how many staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19 at the nation's 11 specialty cancer hospitals and at long-term care hospitals, under a rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized on July 31.
The removals begin with the fiscal year 2028 program year. Long-term care hospitals lose a second measure at the same time, one that tracked how many of their patients and residents were up to date on COVID vaccination.
