# Medicare Program; Explanation of FY 2004 Outlier Fixed-Loss Threshold as Required by Court Rulings
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Clarification. · Published 2016-01-22 · 81 FR 3727
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-01309
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 3727
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 412
- **Publication date:** 2016-01-22
- **HHS docket:** CMS-1659-N
## Abstract

In accordance with court rulings in cases that challenge the federal fiscal year (FY) 2004 outlier fixed-loss threshold rulemaking, this document provides further explanation of certain methodological choices made in the FY 2004 fixed-loss threshold determination.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/01/22/2016-01309/medicare-program-explanation-of-fy-2004-outlier-fixed-loss-threshold-as-required-by-court-rulings)
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