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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AU09 Publication ID: Spring 2020 
Title: FY 2021 Hospice Wage Index, Payment Rate Update (CMS-1733) 
Abstract:

This annual final rule updates the hospice payment rates and the wage index for fiscal year 2021.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Other 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 418   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C.1302   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/01/2020 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/15/2020  85 FR 20949   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/09/2020 
Final Action  08/00/2020 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
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