97-26468. Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index; Correction

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26468]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Part 418

[BPD-820-CN]
RIN 0938-AG93


Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index; Correction

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Correction notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Blackford, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are making the following correction to 
the final rule published in the Federal Register on August 8, 1997 (62 
FR 42859):
    On page 42864, in the first column ``Urban area (constituent 
counties or county equivalent)'', under Table A, the wage index entry 
for Cherokee, GA, ``0.9841'', is corrected to read ``0.9822''.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, 
Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare--
Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: September 30, 1997.
Neil J. Stillman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 97-26468 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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