Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2012
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2011-08-04 · Effective 2011-10-01 · 76 FR 47302
Document
Document number
2011-19488
Federal Register citation
76 FR 47302
CFR reference
42 CFR 418
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2011-08-04
Effective date
2011-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1355-F
Abstract
This final rule will set forth the hospice wage index for fiscal year (FY) 2012 and continue the phase-out of the wage index budget neutrality adjustment factor (BNAF), with an additional 15 percent BNAF reduction, for a total BNAF reduction in FY 2012 of 40 percent. The BNAF phase-out will continue with successive 15 percent reductions from FY 2013 through FY 2016. This final rule will change the hospice aggregate cap calculation methodology. This final rule will also revise the hospice requirement for a face-to-face encounter for recertification of a patient's terminal illness. Finally, this final rule will begin implementation of a hospice quality reporting program.