Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2008
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2007-08-31 · Effective 2007-10-01 · 72 FR 50214
Document
Document number
07-4292
Federal Register citation
72 FR 50214
CFR reference
42 CFR 418
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2007-08-31
Effective date
2007-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1539-F
Abstract
This final rule sets forth the hospice wage index for fiscal year 2008. This final rule also revises the methodology for updating the wage index for rural areas without hospital wage data and provides clarification of selected existing Medicare hospice regulations and policies.