# Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2009
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2008-08-08 · Effective 2008-10-01 · 73 FR 46464
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-17795
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 46464
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 418
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/08/08/E8-17795/medicare-program-hospice-wage-index-for-fiscal-year-2009)
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