Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 27/09/2001

Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index Fiscal Year 2002

This notice announces the annual update to the hospice wage index as required by statute. This update is effective October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. The wage index is used to reflect local differences in wage levels. The hospice wage index methodology and values are based on recommendations of a negotiated rulemaking advisory committee and were originally published in the Federal Register on August 8, 1997.