TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2009 Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Updates

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This notice describes the changes made to the TRICARE DRG- Based Payment System in order to conform to changes made to the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS). It also provides the updated fixed loss cost outlier threshold, cost-to-charge ratios, and the Internet address for accessing the updated adjusted standardized amount and DRG relative weights to be used for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 under the TRICARE DRG-Based Payment System.