Source: 82 FR 36638. Medicare Program;
FY 2018 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality
Reporting Requirements; Final Rule.
The hospice rural wage indexes applicable
for FY 2018 are available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) web site at
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/Hospice/index.html.
The rural wage index values for FY 2017 and subsequent fiscal years
will no longer be published in this manual (Chapter 11, Addendum
C). The rural hospice wage index for FY 2018 will be effective October
1, 2017, through September 30, 2018.