Update to the ESRD Composite Payment Rates
Since the drug add-on adjustment is determined as a percentage of the composite rate, it was necessary to adjust the drug add-on percentage to account for the 1.6 percent increase in the composite payment rate in order to ensure that the total dollars allocated from the drug add-on adjustment remains constant. Using the updated composite payment rates, the updated drug add-on adjustment is 12.9 percent. The inflation adjustment of 1.4 percent is unchanged. Therefore, the total drug add-on adjustment for 2006 is 14.5 percent instead of the 14.7 percent indicated in CR 4196.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 10, 2006
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