Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2010
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2009-08-06 · Effective 2009-10-01 · 74 FR 39384
Document
Document number
E9-18553
Federal Register citation
74 FR 39384
CFR reference
42 CFR 405
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2009-08-06
Effective date
2009-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1420-F
Abstract
This final rule will set forth the hospice wage index for fiscal year 2010. The final rule adopts a MedPAC recommendation regarding a process for certification and recertification of terminal illness. In addition, this final rule will also revise the phase-out of the wage index budget neutrality adjustment factor (BNAF), with a 10 percent BNAF reduction in FY 2010. The BNAF phase-out will continue with successive 15 percent reductions from FY 2011 through FY 2016.