Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2009
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2008-08-08 · Effective 2008-10-01 · 73 FR 46464
Document
Document number
E8-17795
Federal Register citation
73 FR 46464
CFR reference
42 CFR 418
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2008-08-08
Effective date
2008-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1548-F
Abstract
This final rule sets forth the hospice wage index for fiscal year 2009. In addition, this final rule finalizes the policy to phase out the Medicare hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor, and clarifies two wage index issues pertaining to the definition of rural and urban areas and multi-campus hospital facilities.