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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AS39 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: FY 2016 Hospice Rate Update (CMS-1629-F) 
Abstract:

This annual final rule updates the hospice payment rates and the wage index for fiscal year 2016.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 418   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/01/2015 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/05/2015  80 FR 25831   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/29/2015 
Final Action  08/06/2015  80 FR 47141   
Final Action Effective  10/01/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Hillary Loeffler
Director, Division of Home Health and Hospice
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS: C5-07-22, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0456
Email: hillary.loeffler@cms.hhs.gov