Source: 83 FR 38622. Medicare
Program; FY 2019 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and
Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements; Final Rule.
The hospice urban wage indexes
applicable for FY 2019 are available on the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/Hospice/index.html. The
urban hospice wage index for FY 2019 will be effective October 1,
2018, through September 30, 2019.