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HHS/CMS | RIN: 0938-AG93 | Publication ID: Spring 1996 |
Title: Wage Index Used To Adjust Payment Rates for Hospice Services Under the Medicare Program (BPD-820-P) | |
Abstract: The Medicare hospice benefit has been in effect since 1983. This proposed rule would update the wage index used to adjust payment rates to reflect local differences in area wage levels. The proposed is the successful result of a "negotiated rulemaking" proceeding under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990, and is part of the Department's regulatory reinvention initiative. | |
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 418 | |
Legal Authority: 42 USC 1395f(i) 5 USC 561 to 590 |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Janice Flaherty Chronic Care Purchasing Policy Group Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services C4-05-27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Phone:410 786-4637 |