The hospice rural wage indexes applicable
for FY 2019 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 2019 will be effective October
1, 2018, through September 30, 2019.