The Early Look Performance Score Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).
Beginning in the FY 2026 Program year, the SNF VBP Program is expanding to assess performance on multiple quality measures rather than a single measure. The Early Look Performance Score Report is intended to accomplish three goals for the newly expanded SNF VBP Program:
The Early Look Performance Score Reports are intended for informational purposes only. They do not reflect facilities’ official performance in the SNF VBP Program and will not impact facilities’ payments; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will share official performance information for the FY 2026 Program year based on updated measure data at a later date.
CMS distributes the SNF VBP Program’s confidential feedback reports through iQIES. To locate your SNF’s Early Look Performance Score Report in iQIES, please follow the instructions listed below:
For additional questions about accessing your SNF’s report, which can only be accessed in iQIES, please contact the QIES/iQIES Service Center by phone at (800) 339-9313 or by email at iqies@cms.hhs.gov.
For more information about the SNF VBP Program Early Look Performance Score Reports, including additional resources like a summary fact sheet and user guide, please visit the CMS website.
For any additional questions, please contact the SNF VBP Program Help Desk at SNFVBP@rti.org.