Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index, and the Hospice Pricer for FY 2009
This transmittal provides the annual update to the hospice payment calculations for FY 2009, and to the hospice aggregate cap amount for the cap period ending October 31, 2008. It also revises the Pricer software to reflect the annual update.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 01, 2008
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