Medicare program; hospice wage index for fiscal year 2010. Final rule.

Full 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.

Author information

Author/s: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS;

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Federal register (Fed Regist), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Aug; vol 74 (issue 150) : pp 39383-433

Dates: Created 2009/08/19; Completed 2009/09/14;

PMID: 19691168, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/14/2009, IMS Date: )

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