Medicare Program; FY 2019 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2018-08-06 · Effective 2018-10-01 · 83 FR 38622
Document
Document number
2018-16539
Federal Register citation
83 FR 38622
CFR reference
42 CFR 418
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2018-08-06
Effective date
2018-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1692-F
Abstract
This final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The rule also makes conforming regulations text changes to recognize physician assistants as designated hospice attending physicians effective January 1, 2019. Finally, the rule includes changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program.