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.