Medicare program; hospice wage index; correction--HCFA. Correction notice.
This document corrects the final rule published August 8, 1997 (62 FR 42859), that established a methodology to update the wage index used to adjust Medicare payment rates for hospice care included in the new wage index, to be effective October 1, 1997. This notice corrects the wage index entry for Cherokee, GA.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000145:classification; D014481:United States