04-17417. Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005; Correction Notice
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AGENCY:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION:
Proposed rule; correction.
SUMMARY:
This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 2, 2004 entitled “Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005.”
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Randy Throndset, (410) 786-0131.
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I. Background
In FR Doc. 04-12314 of June 2, 2004 (69 FR 31248), we inadvertently published the 2004 pre-floor and pre-reclassified wage index tables instead of the intended 2005 pre-floor and pre-reclassified wage index tables.
The technical errors are identified and corrected in the Correction of Errors section below.
II. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 04-12314 of June 2, 2004 (69 FR 31248), replace the erroneous tables for Addenda A, B, and C on pages 31262-31275 with the following:
Start Printed Page 45641Addendum A.—Proposed Wage Index for Rural Areas—Applicable Pre-Floor and Pre-Reclassified Hospital Wage Index (CY 2005) -
MSA name Wage index ALABAMA 0.7637 ALASKA 1.1637 ARIZONA 0.9140 ARKANSAS 0.7704 CALIFORNIA 1.0297 COLORADO 0.9368 CONNECTICUT 1.1586 DELAWARE 0.9504 FLORIDA 0.8789 GEORGIA 0.8247 GUAM 0.9611 HAWAII 1.0522 IDAHO 0.8826 ILLINOIS 0.8341 INDIANA 0.8736 IOWA 0.8550 KANSAS 0.8088 KENTUCKY 0.7844 LOUISIANA 0.7291 MAINE 0.9039 MARYLAND 0.9179 MASSACHUSETTS 1.0217 MICHIGAN 0.8741 MINNESOTA 0.9339 MISSISSIPPI 0.7583 MISSOURI 0.7829 MONTANA 0.8701 NEBRASKA 0.9035 NEVADA 0.9833 NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.9940 NEW JERSEY 1 NEW MEXICO 0.8529 NEW YORK 0.8403 NORTH CAROLINA 0.8501 NORTH DAKOTA 0.7743 OHIO 0.8760 OKLAHOMA 0.7537 OREGON 1.0050 PENNSYLVANIA 0.8348 PUERTO RICO 0.4047 RHODE ISLAND 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 0.8640 SOUTH DAKOTA 0.8393 TENNESSEE 0.7876 TEXAS 0.7910 UTAH 0.8843 VERMONT 0.9375 VIRGINIA 0.8480 VIRGIN ISLANDS 0.7457 WASHINGTON 1.0072 WEST VIRGINIA 0.8084 WISCONSIN 0.9498 WYOMING 0.9182 1 All counties within State are classified as Urban Addendum B.—Proposed CY 2005 Wage Index for Urban Areas—Pre-Floor and Pre-Reclassified Hospital Wage Index
MSA Urban area (constituent counties) Wage index 0040 Abilene, TX 0.8009 Taylor, TX 0060 Aguadilla, PR 0.4294 Aguada, PR Aguadilla, PR Moca, PR 0080 Akron, OH 0.9055 Portage, OH Summit, OH 0120 Albany, GA 1.1266 Dougherty, GA Lee, GA 0160 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 0.8570 Albany, NY Montgomery, NY Rensselaer, NY Saratoga, NY Schenectady, NY Schoharie, NY 0200 Albuquerque, NM 1.0485 Bernalillo, NM Sandoval, NM Valencia, NM 0220 Alexandria, LA 0.8171 Rapides, LA 0240 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA 0.9536 Carbon, PA Lehigh, PA Northampton, PA 0280 Altoona, PA 0.8462 Blair, PA 0320 Amarillo, TX, Potter, TX 0.9178 Randall, TX 0380 Anchorage, AK 1.2109 Anchorage, AK 0440 Ann Arbor, MI 1.0817 Lenawee, MI Livingston, MI Washtenaw, MI 0450 Anniston, AL 0.7881 Calhoun, AL 0460 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 0.9115 Calumet, WI Outagamie, WI Winnebago, WI 0470 Arecibo, PR 0.3757 Arecibo, PR Camuy, PR Hatillo, PR 0480 Asheville, NC 0.9502 Buncombe, NC Madison, NC 0500 Athens, GA 1.0203 Clarke, GA Madison, GA Oconee, GA 0520 Atlanta, GA 0.9971 Barrow, GA Bartow, GA Carroll, GA Cherokee, GA Clayton, GA Cobb, GA Coweta, GA DeKalb, GA Douglas, GA Fayette, GA Forsyth, GA Fulton, GA Gwinnett, GA Start Printed Page 45642 Henry, GA Newton, GA Paulding, GA Pickens, GA Rockdale, GA Spalding, GA Walton, GA 0560 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ 1.0907 Atlantic, NJ Cape May, NJ 0580 Auburn-Opelka, AL 0.8215 Lee, AL 0600 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC 0.9208 Columbia, GA McDuffie, GA Richmond, GA Aiken, SC Edgefield, SC 0640 Austin-San Marcos, TX 0.9596 Bastrop, TX Caldwell, TX Hays, TX Travis, TX Williamson, TX 0680 Bakersfield, CA 1.0036 Kern, CA 0720 Baltimore, MD 0.9908 Anne Arundel, MD Baltimore City, MD Carroll, MD Harford, MD Howard, MD Queen Annes, MD 0733 Bangor, ME 0.9955 Penobscot, ME 0743 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA 1.2335 Barnstable, MA 0760 Baton Rouge, LA 0.8354 Ascension, LA East Baton Rouge, LA Livingston, LA West Baton Rouge, LA 0840 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 0.8616 Hardin, TX Jefferson, TX Orange, TX 0860 Bellingham, WA 1.1643 Whatcom, WA 0870 Benton Harbor, MI 0.8847 Berrien, MI 0875 Bergen-Passaic, NJ 1.1967 Bergen, NJ Passaic, NJ 0880 Billings, MT 0.8961 Yellowstone, MT 0920 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 0.8649 Hancock, MS Harrison, MS Jackson, MS 0960 Binghamton, NY 0.8447 Broome, NY Tioga, NY 1000 Birmingham, AL 0.9199 Blount, AL Jefferson, AL St. Clair, AL Shelby, AL 1010 Bismarck, ND 0.7505 Burleigh, ND Morton, ND Start Printed Page 45643 1020 Bloomington, IN 0.8588 Monroe, IN 1040 Bloomington-Normal, IL 0.9111 McLean, IL 1080 Boise City, ID 0.9352 Ada, ID Canyon, ID 1123 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH 1.1291 Bristol, MA Essex, MA Middlesex, MA Norfolk, MA Plymouth, MA Suffolk, MA Worcester, MA Hillsborough, NH Merrimack, NH Rockingham, NH Strafford, NH 1125 Boulder-Longmont, CO 1.0046 Boulder, CO 1145 Brazoria, TX 0.8525 Brazoria, TX 1150 Bremerton, WA 1.0614 Kitsap, WA 1240 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX 1.0125 Cameron, TX 1260 Bryan-College Station, TX 0.9219 Brazos, TX 1280 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 0.9339 Erie, NY Niagara, NY 1303 Burlington, VT 0.9322 Chittenden, VT Franklin, VT Grand Isle, VT 1310 Caguas, PR 0.4061 Caguas, PR Cayey, PR Cidra, PR Gurabo, PR San Lorenzo, PR 1320 Canton-Massillon, OH 0.8895 Carroll, OH Stark, OH 1350 Casper, WY 0.9244 Natrona, WY 1360 Cedar Rapids, IA 0.8975 Linn, IA 1400 Champaign-Urbana, IL 0.9527 Champaign, IL 1440 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 0.9420 Berkeley, SC Charleston, SC Dorchester, SC 1480 Charleston, WV 0.8876 Kanawha, WV Putnam, WV 1520 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC 0.9712 Cabarrus, NC Gaston, NC Lincoln, NC Mecklenburg, NC Rowan, NC Stanley, NC Union, NC York, SC 1540 Charlottesville, VA 1.0295 Albemarle, VA Charlottesville City, VA Start Printed Page 45644 Fluvanna, VA Greene, VA 1560 Chattanooga, TN-GA 0.9207 Catoosa, GA Dade, GA Walker, GA Hamilton, TN Marion, TN 1580 Cheyenne, WY 0.8980 Laramie, WY 1600 Chicago, IL 1.0852 Cook, IL DeKalb, IL DuPage, IL Grundy, IL Kane, IL Kendall, IL Lake, IL McHenry, IL Will, IL 1620 Chico-Paradise, CA 1.0543 Butte, CA 1640 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 0.9595 Dearborn, IN Ohio, IN Boone, KY Campbell, KY Gallatin, KY Grant, KY Kenton, KY Pendleton, KY Brown, OH Clermont, OH Hamilton, OH Warren, OH 1660 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY 0.8022 Christian, KY Montgomery, TN 1680 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH 0.9626 Ashtabula, OH Cuyahoga, OH Geauga, OH Lake, OH Lorain, OH Medina, OH 1720 Colorado Springs, CO 0.9793 El Paso, CO 1740 Columbia, MO 0.8396 Boone, MO 1760 Columbia, SC 0.9450 Lexington, SC Richland, SC 1800 Columbus, GA-AL 0.8690 Russell, AL Chattahoochee, GA Harris, GA Muscogee, GA 1840 Columbus, OH 0.9753 Delaware, OH Fairfield, OH Franklin, OH Licking, OH Madison, OH Pickaway, OH 1880 Corpus Christi, TX 0.8647 Nueces, TX San Patricio, TX 1890 Corvallis, OR 1.0545 Benton, OR 1900 Cumberland, MD-WV 0.8662 Start Printed Page 45645 Allegany, MD Mineral, WV 1920 Dallas, TX 1.0049 Collin, TX Dallas, TX Denton, TX Ellis, TX Henderson, TX Hunt, TX Kaufman, TX Rockwall, TX 1950 Danville, VA 0.8643 Danville City, VA Pittsylvania, VA 1960 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 0.8774 Scott, IA Henry, IL Rock Island, IL 2000 Dayton-Springfield, OH 0.9232 Clark, OH Greene, OH Miami, OH Montgomery, OH 2020 Daytona Beach, FL 0.8900 Flagler, FL Volusia, FL 2030 Dacatur, AL 0.8894 Lawrence, AL Morgan, AL 2040 Dacatur, IL 0.8122 Macon, IL 2080 Denver, CO 1.0905 Adams, CO Arapahoe, CO Denver, CO Douglas, CO Jefferson, CO 2120 Des Moines, IA 0.9267 Dallas, IA Polk, IA Warren, IA 2160 Detroit, MI 1.0227 Lapeer, MI Macomb, MI Monroe, MI Oakland, MI St. Clair, MI Wayne, MI 2180 Dothan, AL 0.7597 Dale, AL Houston, AL 2190 Dover, DE 0.9825 Kent, DE 2200 Dubuque, IA 0.8748 Dubuque, IA 2240 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI 1.0356 St. Louis, MN Douglas, WI 2281 Dutchess County, NY 1.1658 Dutchess, NY 2290 Eau Claire, WI 0.9139 Chippewa, WI Eau Claire, WI 2320 El Paso, TX 0.9065 El Paso, TX 2330 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 0.9279 Elkhart, IN 2335 Elmira, NY 0.8445 Chemung, NY 2340 Enid, OK 0.9001 Start Printed Page 45646 Garfield, OK 2360 Erie, PA 0.8699 Erie, PA 2400 Eugene-Springfield, OR 1.0940 Lane, OR 2440 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY 0.8395 Posey, IN Vanderburgh, IN Warrick, IN Henderson, KY 2520 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN 0.9115 Clay, MN Cass, ND 2560 Fayetteville, NC 0.9363 Cumberland, NC 2580 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 0.8637 Benton, AR Washington, AR 2620 Flagstaff, AZ-UT 1.0611 Coconino, AZ Kane, UT 2640 Flint, MI 1.1178 Genesee, MI 2650 Florence, AL 0.7883 Colbert, AL Lauderdale, AL 2655 Florence, SC 0.8961 Florence, SC 2670 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 1.0219 Larimer, CO 2680 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1.0165 Broward, FL 2700 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL 0.9372 Lee, FL 2710 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL 1.0046 Martin, FL St. Lucie, FL 2720 Fort Smith, AR-OK 0.8303 Crawford, AR Sebastian, AR Sequoyah, OK 2750 Fort Walton Beach, FL 0.8786 Okaloosa, FL 2760 Fort Wayne, IN 0.9737 Adams, IN Allen, IN De Kalb, IN Huntington, IN Wells, IN Whitley, IN 2800 Forth Worth-Arlington, TX 0.9538 Hood, TX Johnson, TX Parker, TX Tarrant, TX 2840 Fresno, CA 1.0408 Fresno, CA Madera, CA 2880 Gadsden, AL 0.8049 Etowah, AL 2900 Gainesville, FL 0.9459 Alachua, FL 2920 Galveston-Texas City, TX 0.9403 Galveston, TX 2960 Gary, IN 0.9343 Lake, IN Porter, IN 2975 Glens Falls, NY 0.8467 Warren, NY Washington, NY Start Printed Page 45647 2980 Goldsboro, NC 0.8779 Wayne, NC 2985 Grand Forks, ND-MN 0.9092 Polk, MN Grand Forks, ND 2995 Grand Junction, CO 0.9900 Mesa, CO 3000 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI 0.9520 Allegan, MI Kent, MI Muskegon, MI Ottawa, MI 3040 Great Falls, MT 0.8810 Cascade, MT 3060 Greeley, CO 0.9444 Weld, CO 3080 Green Bay, WI 0.9586 Brown, WI 3120 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, 0.9312 NC Alamance, NC Davidson, NC Davie, NC Forsyth, NC Guilford, NC Randolph, NC Stokes, NC Yadin, NC 3150 Greenville, NC 0.9183 Pitt, NC 3160 Greenville, Spartanburg-Anderson, SC 0.9400 Anderson, SC Cherokee, SC Greenville, SC Pickens, SC Spartanburg, SC 3180 Hagerstown, MD 0.9940 Washington, MD 3200 Hamilton-Middletown, OH 0.9066 Butler, OH 3240 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA 0.9286 Cumberland, PA Dauphin, PA Lebanon, PA Perry, PA 3283 Hartford, CT 1.1068 Hartford, CT Litchfield, CT Middlesex, CT Tolland, CT 3285 Hattiesburg, MS 0.7362 Forrest, MS Lamar, MS 3290 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC 0.9502 Alexander, NC Burke, NC Caldwell, NC Catawaba, NC 3320 Honolulu, HI 1.1014 Honolulu, HI 3350 Houma, LA 0.7721 Lafourche, LA Terrebonne, LA 3360 Houston, TX 1.0117 Chambers, TX Fort Bend, TX Harris, TX Liberty, TX Montgomery, TX Waller, TX Start Printed Page 45648 3400 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 0.9565 Boyd, KY Carter, KY Grenup, KY Lawrence, OH Cabell, WV Wayne, WV 3440 Huntsville, AL 0.8851 Limestone, AL Madison, AL 3480 Indianapolis, IN 1.0039 Boone, IN Hamilton, IN Hancoock, IN Hendricks, IN Johnson, IN Madison, IN Marion, IN Morgan, IN Shelby, IN 3500 Iowa City, IA 0.9655 Johnson, IA 3520 Jackson, MI 0.9146 Jackson, MI 3560 Jackson, MS 0.8406 Hinds, MS Madison, MS Rankin MS 3580 Jackson, TN 0.8900 Madison, TN Chester, TN 3600 Jacksonville, FL 0.9548 Clay, FL Duval, FL Nassau, FL St. Johns, FL 3605 Jacksonville, NC 0.8402 Onslow, NC 3610 Jamestown, NY 0.7589 Chautauqua, NY 3620 Janesville-Beloit, WI 0.9583 Rock, WI 3640 Jersey City, NJ 1.0923 Hudson, NJ 3660 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 0.8203 Carter, TN Hawkins, TN Sullivan, TN Unicoi, TN Washington, TN Bristol City, VA Scott, VA Washington, VA 3680 Johnstown, PA 0.7981 Cambria, PA Somerset, PA 3700 Jonesboro, AR 0.7934 Craighead, AR 3710 Joplin, MO 0.8721 Jasper, MO Newton, MO 3720 Kalamazoo-Battlecreek, MI 1.0350 Calhoun, MI Kalamazoo, MI Van Buren, MI 3740 Kankakee, IL 1.0603 Kankakee, IL 3760 Kansas City, KS-MO 0.9642 Johnson, KS Leavenworth, KS Start Printed Page 45649 Miami, KS Wyandotte, KS Cass, MO Clay, MO Clinton, MO Jackson, MO Lafayette, MO Platte, MO Ray, MO 3800 Kenosha, WI 0.9772 Kenosha, WI 3810 Killeen-Temple, TX 0.9242 Bell, TX Coryell, TX 3840 Knoxville, TN 0.8509 Anderson, TN Blount, TN Knox, TN Loudon, TN Sevier, TN Union, TN 3850 Kokomo, IN 0.8986 Howard, IN Tipton, IN 3870 La Crosse, WI-MN 0.9290 Houston, MN La Crosse, WI 3880 Lafayette, LA 0.8105 Acadia, LA Lafayette, LA St. Landry, LA St. Martin, LA 3920 Lafayette, IN 0.9068 Clinton, IN Tippecanoe, IN 3960 Lake Charles, LA 0.7959 Calcasieu, LA 3980 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 0.8931 Polk, FL 4000 Lancaster, PA 0.9883 Lancaster, PA 4040 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 0.9659 Clinton, MI Eaton, MI Ingham, MI 4080 Laredo, TX 0.8747 Webb, TX 4100 Las Cruces, NM 0.8784 Dona Ana, NM 4120 Las Vegas, NV-AZ 1.1121 Mohave, AZ Clark, NV Nye, NV 4150 Lawrence, KS 0.8644 Douglas, KS 4200 Lawton, OK 0.8212 Comanche, OK 4243 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 0.9562 Androscoggin, ME 4280 Lexington, KY 0.8053 Bourbon, KY Clark, KY Fayette, KY Jessamine, KY Madison, KY Scott, KY Woodford, KY 4320 Lima, OH 0.9258 Allen, OH Auglaize, OH Start Printed Page 45650 4360 Lincoln, NE 1.0208 Lancaster, NE 4400 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR 0.8827 Faulkner, AR Lonoke, AR Pulaski, AR Saline, AR 4420 Longview-Marshall, TX 0.8739 Gregg, TX Harrison, TX Upshur, TX 4480 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 1.1732 Los Angeles, CA 4520 Louisville, KY-IN 0.9163 Clark, IN Floyd, IN Harrison, IN Scott, IN Bullitt, KY Jefferson, KY Oldham, KY 4600 Lubbock, TX 0.8777 Lubbock, TX 4640 Lynchburg, VA 0.9018 Amherst, VA Bedford, VA Bedford City, VA Campbell, VA Lynchburg City, VA 4680 Macon, GA 0.9596 Bibb, GA Houston, GA Jones, GA Peach, GA Twiggs, GA 4720 Madison, WI 1.0395 Dane, WI 4800 Mansfield, OH 0.9105 Crawford, OH Richland, OH 4840 Mayaguez, PR 0.4769 Anasco, PR Cabo Rojo, PR Hormigueros, PR Mayaguez, PR Sabana Grande, PR San German, PR 4880 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 0.8602 Hidalgo, TX 4890 Medford-Ashland, OR 1.0534 Jackson, OR 4900 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL 0.9633 Brevard, FL 4920 Memphis, TN-AR-MS 0.9234 Crittenden, AR DeSoto, MS Fayette, TN Shelby, TN Tipton, TN 4940 Merced, CA 1.0576 Merced, CA 5000 Miami, FL 1.0026 Dade, FL 5015 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ 1.1360 Hunterdon, NJ Middlesex, NJ Somerset, NJ 5080 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 1.0076 Milwaukee, WI Ozaukee, WI Start Printed Page 45651 Washington, WI Waukesha, WI 5120 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI 1.1067 Anoka, MN Carver, MN Chisago, MN Dakota, MN Hennepin, MN Isanti, MN Ramsey, MN Scott, MN Sherburne, MN Washington, MN Wright, MN Pierce, WI St. Croix, WI 5140 Missoula, MT 0.9618 Missoula, MT 5160 Mobile, AL 0.7933 Baldwin, AL Mobile, AL 5170 Modesto, CA 1.1966 Stanislaus, CA 5190 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ 1.0889 Monmouth, NJ Ocean, NJ 5200 Monroe, LA 0.7913 Ouachita, LA 5240 Montgomery, AL 0.8300 Autauga, AL Elmore, AL Montgomery, AL 5280 Muncie, IN 0.8580 Delaware, IN 5330 Myrtle Beach, SC 0.9022 Horry, SC 5345 Naples, FL 1.0596 Collier, FL 5360 Nashville, TN 1.0108 Cheatham, TN Davidson, TN Dickson, TN Robertson, TN Rutherford, TN Sumner, TN Williamson, TN Wilson, TN 5380 Nassau-Suffolk, NY 1.2921 Nassau, NY Suffolk, NY 5483 New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT 1.2254 Fairfield, CT New Haven, CT 5523 New London-Norwich, CT 1.1596 New London, CT 5560 New Orleans, LA 0.9103 Jefferson, LA Orleans, LA Plaquemines, LA St. Bernard, LA St. Charles, LA St. James, LA St. John The Baptist, LA St. Tammany, LA 5600 New York, NY 1.3588 Bronx, NY Kings, NY New York, NY Putnam, NY Queens, NY Start Printed Page 45652 Richmond, NY Rockland, NY Westchester, NY 5640 Newark, NJ 1.1625 Essex, NJ Morris, NJ Sussex, NJ Union, NJ Warren, NJ 5660 Newburgh, NY-PA 1.1171 Orange, NY Pike, PA Wage MSA Urban area (constituent counties) index 5720 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC 0.8895 Currituck, NC Chesapeake City, VA Gloucester, VA Hampton City, VA Isle of Wight, VA James City, VA Mathews, VA Newport News City, VA Norfolk City, VA Poquoson City, VA Portsmouth City, VA Suffolk City, VA Virginia Beach City VA Williamsburg City, VA York, VA 5775 Oakland, CA 1.5221 Alameda, CA Contra Costa, CA 5790 Ocala, FL 0.9153 Marion, FL 5800 Odessa-Midland, TX 0.9632 Ector, TX Midland, TX 5880 Oklahoma City, OK 0.8966 Canadian, OK Cleveland, OK Logan, OK McClain, OK Oklahoma, OK Pottawatomie, OK 5910 Olympia, WA 1.1007 Thurston, WA 5920 Omaha, NE-IA 0.9754 Pottawattamie, IA Cass, NE Douglas, NE Sarpy, NE Washington, NE 5945 Orange County, CA 1.1612 Orange, CA 5960 Orlando, FL 0.9742 Lake, FL Orange, FL Osceola, FL Seminole, FL 5990 Owensboro, KY 0.8434 Daviess, KY 6015 Panama City, FL 0.8124 Bay, FL 6020 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH 0.8288 Washington, OH Wood, WV 6080 Pensacola, FL 0.8306 Escambia, FL Start Printed Page 45653 Santa Rosa, FL 6120 Peoria-Pekin, IL 0.8886 Peoria, IL Tazewell, IL Woodford, IL 6160 Philadelphia, PA-NJ 1.0824 Burlington, NJ Camden, NJ Gloucester, NJ Salem, NJ Bucks, PA Chester, PA Delaware, PA Mongtomery, PA Philadelphia, PA 6200 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 0.9982 Maricopa, AZ Pinal, AZ 6240 Pine Bluff, AR 0.8673 Jefferson, AR 6280 Pittsburgh, PA 0.8756 Allegheny, PA Beaver, PA Butler, PA Fayette, PA Washington, PA Westmoreland, PA 6323 Pittsfield, MA 1.0439 Berkshire, MA 6340 Pocatello, ID 0.9602 Bannock, ID 6360 Ponce, PR 0.4954 Guayanilla, PR Juana Diaz, PR Penuelas, PR Ponce, PR Villalba, PR Yauco, PR 6403 Portland, ME 1.0112 Cumberland, ME Sagadahoc, ME York, ME 6440 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 1.1403 Clackamas, OR Columbia, OR Multnomah, OR Washington, OR Yamhill, OR Clark, WA 6483 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI 1.1062 Bristol, RI Kent, RI Newport, RI Providence, RI Washington, RI 6520 Provo-Orem, UT 0.9613 Utah, UT 6560 Pueblo, CO 0.8752 Pueblo, CO 6580 Punta Gorda, FL 0.9441 Charlotte, FL 6600 Racine, WI 0.9045 Racine, WI 6640 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1.0258 Chatham, NC Durham, NC Franklin, NC Johnston, NC Orange, NC Wake, NC Start Printed Page 45654 6660 Rapid City, SD 0.8912 Pennington, SD 6680 Reading, PA 0.9216 Berks, PA 6690 Redding, CA 1.1835 Shasta, CA 6720 Reno, NV 1.0456 Washoe, NV 6740 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA 1.0520 Benton, WA Franklin, WA 6760 Richmond-Petersburg, VA 0.9398 Charles City County, VA Chesterfield, VA Colonia Heights City, VA Dinwiddie, VA Goochland, VA Hanover, VA Henrico, VA Hopewell City, VA New Kent, VA Petersburg City, VA Powhatan, VA Prince George, VA Richmond City, VA 6780 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 1.0975 Riverside, CA San Bernardino, CA 6800 Roanoke, VA 0.8429 Botetourt, VA Roanoke, VA Roanoke City, VA Salem City, VA 6820 Rochester, MN 1.1504 Olmsted, MN 6840 Rochester, NY 0.9196 Genesee, NY Livingston, NY Monroe, NY Ontario, NY Orleans, NY Wayne, NY 6880 Rockford, IL 0.9626 Boone, IL Ogle, IL Winnebago, IL 6895 Rocky Mount, NC 0.8998 Edgecombe, NC Nash, NC 6920 Sacramento, CA 1.1849 El Dorado, CA Placer, CA Sacramento, CA 6960 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI 0.9696 Bay, MI Midland, MI Saginaw, MI 6980 St. Cloud, MN 1.0215 Benton, MN Stearns, MN 7000 St. Joseph, MO 1.0013 Andrew, MO Buchanan, MO 7040 St. Louis, MO-IL 0.9081 Clinton, IL Jersey, IL Madison, IL Monroe, IL St. Clair, IL Franklin, MO Start Printed Page 45655 Jefferson, MO Lincoln, MO St. Charles, MO St. Louis, MO St. Louis City, MO Warren, MO 7080 Salem, OR 1.0557 Marion, OR Polk, OR 7120 Salinas, CA 1.3823 Monterey, CA 7160 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT 0.9487 Davis, UT Salt Lake, UT Weber, UT 7200 San Angelo, TX 0.8168 Tom Green, TX 7240 San Antonio, TX 0.9023 Bexar, TX Comal, TX Guadalupe, TX Wilson, TX 7320 San Diego, CA 1.1267 San Diego, CA 7360 San Francisco, CA 1.4712 Marin, CA San Francisco, CA San Mateo, CA 7400 San Jose, CA 1.4744 Santa Clara, CA 7440 San Juan-Bayamon, PR 0.4802 Aguas Buenas, PR Barceloneta, PR Bayamon, PR Canovanas, PR Carolina, PR Catano, PR Ceiba, PR Comerio, PR Corozal, PR Dorado, PR Fajardo, PR Florida, PR Guaynabo, PR Humacao, PR Juncos, PR Los Piedras, PR Loiza, PR Luguillo, PR Manati, PR Morovis, PR Naguabo, PR Naranjito, PR Rio Grande, PR San Juan, PR Toa Alta, PR Toa Baja, PR Trujillo Alto, PR Vega Alta, PR Vega Baja, PR Yabucoa, PR 7460 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso 1.1118 Robles, CA San Luis Obispo, CA 7480 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA 1.0771 Santa Barbara, CA 7485 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 1.4780 Santa Cruz, CA 7490 Santa Fe, NM 1.0590 Los Alamos, NM Start Printed Page 45656 Santa Fe, NM 7500 Santa Rosa, CA 1.2962 Sonoma, CA 7510 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 0.9630 Manatee, FL Sarasota, FL 7520 Savannah, GA 0.9460 Bryan, GA Chatham, GA Effingham, GA 7560 Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA 0.8523 Columbia, PA Lackawanna, PA Luzerne, PA Wyoming, PA 7600 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 1.1479 Island, WA King, WA Snohomish, WA 7610 Sharon, PA 0.7881 Mercer, PA 7620 Sheboygan, WI 0.8949 Sheboygan, WI 7640 Sherman-Denison, TX 0.9617 Grayson, TX 7680 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 0.9112 Bossier, LA Caddo, LA Webster, LA 7720 Sioux City, IA-NE 0.9094 Woodbury, IA Dakota, NE 7760 Sioux Falls, SD 0.9441 Lincoln, SD Minnehaha, SD 7800 South Bend, IN 0.9447 St. Joseph, IN 7840 Spokane, WA 1.0661 Spokane, WA 7880 Springfield, IL 0.8738 Menard, IL Sangamon, IL 7920 Springfield, MO 0.8597 Christian, MO Greene, MO Webster, MO 8003 Springfield, MA 1.0174 Hampden, MA Hampshire, MA 8050 State College, PA 0.8462 Centre, PA 8080 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 0.8281 Jefferson, OH Brooke, WV Hancock, WV 8120 Stockton-Lodi, CA 1.0564 San Joaquin, CA 8140 Sumter, SC 0.8520 Sumter, SC 8160 Syracuse, NY 0.9394 Cayuga, NY Madison, NY Onondaga, NY Oswego, NY 8200 Tacoma, WA 1.1078 Pierce, WA 8240 Tallahassee, FL 0.8656 Gadsden, FL Leon, FL 8280 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 0.9024 Start Printed Page 45657 Hernando, FL Hillsborough, FL Pasco, FL Pinellas, FL 8320 Terre Haute, IN 0.8582 Clay, IN Vermillion, IN Vigo, IN 8360 Texarkana, AR-Texarkana, TX 0.8414 Miller, AR Bowie, TX 8400 Toledo, OH 0.9525 Fulton, OH Lucas, OH Wood, OH 8440 Topeka, KS 0.8904 Shawnee, KS 8480 Trenton, NJ 1.0276 Mercer, NJ 8520 Tucson, AZ 0.8926 Pima, AZ 8560 Tulsa, OK 0.8729 Creek, OK Osage, OK Rogers, OK Tulsa, OK Wagoner, OK 8600 Tuscaloosa, AL 0.8440 Tuscaloosa, AL 8640 Tyler, TX 0.9502 Smith, TX 8680 Utica-Rome, NY 0.8295 Herkimer, NY Oneida, NY 8720 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA 1.3517 Napa, CA Solano, CA 8735 Ventura, CA 1.1105 Ventura, CA 8750 Victoria, TX 0.8469 Victoria, TX 8760 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 1.0573 Cumberland, NJ 8780 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA 0.9964 Tulare, CA 8800 Waco, TX 0.8146 McLennan, TX 8840 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 1.0971 District of Columbia, DC Calvert, MD Charles, MD Frederick, MD Montgomery, MD Prince Georges, MD Alexandria City, VA Arlington, VA Clarke, VA Culpeper, VA Fairfax, VA Fairfax City, VA Falls Church City, VA Fauquier, VA Fredericksburg City, VA King George, VA Loudoun, VA Manassas City, VA Manassas Park City, VA Prince William, VA Spotsylvania, VA Stafford, VA Start Printed Page 45658 Warren, VA Berkeley, WV Jefferson, WV 8920 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 0.8633 Black Hawk, IA 8940 Wausau, WI 0.9570 Marathon, WI 8960 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL 1.0059 Palm Beach, FL 9000 Wheeling, WV-OH 0.7449 Belmont, OH Marshall, WV Ohio, WV 9040 Wichita, KS 0.9473 Butler, KS Harvey, KS Sedgwick, KS 9080 Wichita Falls, TX 0.8395 Archer, TX Wichita, TX 9140 Williamsport, PA 0.8486 Lycoming, PA 9160 Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD 1.1121 New Castle, DE Cecil, MD 9200 Wilmington, NC 0.9237 New Hanover, NC Brunswick, NC 9260 Yakima, WA 1.0323 Yakima, WA 9270 Yolo, CA 0.9378 Yolo, CA 9280 York, PA 0.9150 York, PA 9320 Youngstown-Warren, OH 0.9518 Columbiana, OH Mahoning, OH Trumbull, OH 9340 Yuba City, CA 1.0364 Sutter, CA Yuba, CA 9360 Yuma, AZ 0.8871 Yuma, AZ Addendum C.—Comparison of Pre-Floor and Pre-Reclassified Hospital Wage Index for FY 2003 and Proposed CY 2005
Rural area FY 2003 wage index Proposed CY 2005 wage index Percent change, FY 2003- proposed CY 2005 ALABAMA 0.7660 0.7637 -0.30 ALASKA 1.2293 1.1637 -5.34 ARIZONA 0.8493 0.9140 7.62 ARKANSAS 0.7666 0.7704 0.50 CALIFORNIA 0.9840 1.0297 4.64 COLORADO 0.9015 0.9368 3.92 CONNECTICUT 1.2394 1.1586 -6.52 DELAWARE 0.9128 0.9504 4.12 FLORIDA 0.8814 0.8789 -0.28 GEORGIA 0.8230 0.8247 0.21 GUAM 0.9611 0.9611 0.00 HAWAII 1.0255 1.0522 2.60 IDAHO 0.8747 0.8826 0.90 ILLINOIS 0.8204 0.8341 1.67 INDIANA 0.8755 0.8736 -0.22 IOWA 0.8315 0.8550 2.83 Start Printed Page 45659 KANSAS 0.7923 0.8088 2.08 KENTUCKY 0.8079 0.7844 -2.91 LOUISIANA 0.7567 0.7291 -3.65 MAINE 0.8874 0.9039 1.86 MARYLAND 0.8946 0.9179 2.60 MASSACHUSETTS 1.1288 1.0217 -9.49 MICHIGAN 0.9000 0.8741 -2.88 MINNESOTA 0.9151 0.9339 2.05 MISSISSIPPI 0.7680 0.7583 -1.26 MISSOURI 0.8021 0.7829 -2.39 MONTANA 0.8481 0.8701 2.59 NEBRASKA 0.8204 0.9035 10.13 NEVADA 0.9577 0.9833 2.67 NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.9796 0.9940 1.47 New Jersey NEW MEXICO 0.8872 0.8529 -3.87 NEW YORK 0.8542 0.8403 -1.63 NORTH CAROLINA 0.8666 0.8501 -1.90 NORTH DAKOTA 0.7788 0.7743 -0.58 OHIO 0.8613 0.8760 1.71 OKLAHOMA 0.7590 0.7537 -0.70 OREGON 1.0303 1.0050 -2.46 PENNSYLVANIA 0.8462 0.8348 -1.35 PUERTO RICO 0.4356 0.4047 -7.09 RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA 0.8607 0.8640 0.38 SOUTH DAKOTA 0.7815 0.8393 7.40 TENNESSEE 0.7877 0.7876 -0.01 TEXAS 0.7821 0.7910 1.14 UTAH 0.9312 0.8843 -5.04 VERMONT 0.9345 0.9375 0.32 VIRGINIA 0.8504 0.8480 -0.28 VIRGIN ISLANDS 0.7845 0.7457 -4.95 WASHINGTON 1.0179 1.0072 -1.05 WEST VIRGINIA 0.7975 0.8084 1.37 WISCONSIN 0.9162 0.9498 3.67 WYOMING 0.9007 0.9182 1.94 Urban MSA FY 2003 wage index Proposed CY 2005 wage index Percent change, FY 2003- proposed CY 2005 0040 0.7792 0.8009 2.78 0060 0.4587 0.4294 -6.39 0080 0.9600 0.9055 -5.68 0120 1.0594 1.1266 6.34 0160 0.8384 0.8570 2.22 0200 0.9315 1.0485> 12.56 0220 0.7859 0.8171 3.97 0240 0.9735 0.9536 -2.04 0280 0.9225 0.8462 -8.27 0320 0.9034 0.9178 1.59 0380 1.2358 1.2109 -2.01 0440 1.1103 1.0817 -2.58 0450 0.8044 0.7881 -2.03 0460 0.8997 0.9115 1.31 0470 0.4337 0.3757 -13.37 0480 0.9876 0.9502 -3.79 0500 1.0211 1.0203 -0.08 0520 0.9991 0.9971 -0.20 0560 1.1017 1.0907 -1.00 0580 0.8325 0.8215 -1.32 0600 1.0264 0.9208 -10.29 0640 0.9637 0.9596 -0.43 0680 0.9899 1.0036 1.38 Start Printed Page 45660 0720 0.9929 0.9908 -0.21 0733 0.9664 0.9955 3.01 0743 1.3202 1.2335 -6.57 0760 0.8294 0.8354 0.72 0840 0.8324 0.8616 3.51 0860 1.2282 1.1643 -5.20 0870 0.9042 0.8847 -2.16 0875 1.2150 1.1967 -1.51 0880 0.9022 0.8961 -0.68 0920 0.8757 0.8649 -1.23 0960 0.8341 0.8447 1.27 1000 0.9222 0.9199 -0.25 1010 0.7972 0.7505 -5.86 1020 0.8907 0.8588 -3.58 1040 0.9109 0.9111 0.02 1080 0.9310 0.9352 0.45 1123 1.1235 1.1291 0.50 1125 0.9689 1.0046 3.68 1145 0.8535 0.8525 -0.12 1150 1.0944 1.0614 -3.02 1240 0.8880 1.0125 14.02 1260 0.8821 0.9219 4.51 1280 0.9365 0.9339 -0.28 1303 1.0052 0.9322 -7.26 1310 0.4371 0.4061 -7.09 1320 0.8932 0.8895 -0.41 1350 0.9690 0.9244 -4.60 1360 0.9056 0.8975 -0.89 1400 1.0635 0.9527 -10.42 1440 0.9235 0.9420 2.00 1480 0.8898 0.8876 -0.25 1520 0.9850 0.9712 -1.40 1540 1.0438 1.0295 -1.37 1560 0.8976 0.9207 2.57 1580 0.8628 0.8980 4.08 1600 1.1044 1.0852 -1.74 1620 0.9745 1.0543 8.19 1640 0.9381 0.9595 2.28 1660 0.8406 0.8022 -4.57 1680 0.9670 0.9626 -0.46 1720 0.9916 0.9793 -1.24 1740 0.8496 0.8396 -1.18 1760 0.9307 0.9450 1.54 1800 0.8374 0.8690 3.77 1840 0.9751 0.9753 0.02 1880 0.8729 0.8647 -0.94 1890 1.1453 1.0545 -7.93 1900 0.7847 0.8662 10.39 1920 0.9998 1.0049 0.51 1950 0.8859 0.8643 -2.44 1960 0.8835 0.8774 -0.69 2000 0.9282 0.9232 -0.54 2020 0.9062 0.8900 -1.79 2030 0.8973 0.8894 -0.88 2040 0.8055 0.8122 0.83 2080 1.0601 1.0905 2.87 2120 0.8791 0.9267 5.41 2160 1.0448 1.0227 -2.12 2180 0.8137 0.7597 -6.64 2190 0.9356 0.9825 5.01 2200 0.8795 0.8748 -0.53 2240 1.0368 1.0356 -0.12 2281 1.0684 1.1658 9.12 2290 0.8952 0.9139 2.09 2320 0.9265 0.9065 -2.16 2330 0.9722 0.9279 -4.56 2335 0.8416 0.8445 0.34 2340 0.8376 0.9001 7.46 2360 0.8925 0.8699 -2.53 2400 1.0944 1.0940 -0.04 Start Printed Page 45661 2440 0.8177 0.8395 2.67 2520 0.9684 0.9115 -5.88 2560 0.8889 0.9363 5.33 2580 0.8100 0.8637 6.63 2620 1.0682 1.0611 -0.66 2640 1.1135 1.1178 0.39 2650 0.7792 0.7883 1.17 2655 0.8780 0.8961 2.06 2670 1.0066 1.0219 1.52 2680 1.0297 1.0165 -1.28 2700 0.9680 0.9372 -3.18 2710 0.9823 1.0046 2.27 2720 0.7895 0.8303 5.17 2750 0.9693 0.8786 -9.36 2760 0.9457 0.9737 2.96 2800 0.9446 0.9538 0.97 2840 1.0216 1.0408 1.88 2880 0.8505 0.8049 -5.36 2900 0.9871 0.9459 -4.17 2920 0.9465 0.9403 -0.66 2960 0.9584 0.9343 -2.51 2975 0.8281 0.8467 2.25 2980 0.8892 0.8779 -1.27 2985 0.8897 0.9092 2.19 2995 0.9456 0.9900 4.70 3000 0.9525 0.9520 -0.05 3040 0.8950 0.8810 -1.56 3060 0.9237 0.9444 2.24 3080 0.9502 0.9586 0.88 3120 0.9282 0.9312 0.32 3150 0.9100 0.9183 0.91 3160 0.9122 0.9400 3.05 3180 0.9268 0.9940 7.25 3200 0.9418 0.9066 -3.74 3240 0.9223 0.9286 0.68 3283 1.1549 1.1068 -4.16 3285 0.7659 0.7362 -3.88 3290 0.9028 0.9502 5.25 3320 1.1457 1.1014 -3.87 3350 0.8385 0.7721 -7.92 3360 0.9892 1.0117 2.27 3400 0.9636 0.9565 -0.74 3440 0.8903 0.8851 -0.58 3480 0.9717 1.0039 3.31 3500 0.9587 0.9655 0.71 3520 0.9532 0.9146 -4.05 3560 0.8607 0.8406 -2.34 3580 0.9275 0.8900 -4.04 3600 0.9381 0.9548 1.78 3605 0.8239 0.8402 1.98 3610 0.7976 0.7589 -4.85 3620 0.9849 0.9583 -2.70 3640 1.1190 1.0923 -2.39 3660 0.8268 0.8203 -0.79 3680 0.8329 0.7981 -4.18 3700 0.7749 0.7934 2.39 3710 0.8613 0.8721 1.25 3720 1.0595 1.0350 -2.31 3740 1.0790 1.0603 -1.73 3760 0.9736 0.9642 -0.97 3800 0.9686 0.9772 0.89 3810 1.0399 0.9242 -11.13 3840 0.8970 0.8509 -5.14 3850 0.8971 0.8986 0.17 3870 0.9400 0.9290 -1.17 3880 0.8475 0.8105 -4.37 3920 0.9278 0.9068 -2.26 3960 0.7965 0.7959 -0.08 3980 0.9357 0.8931 -4.55 4000 0.9078 0.9883 8.87 Start Printed Page 45662 4040 0.9726 0.9659 -0.69 4080 0.8472 0.8747 3.25 4100 0.8745 0.8784 0.45 4120 1.1521 1.1121 -3.47 4150 0.7923 0.8644 9.10 4200 0.8315 0.8212 -1.24 4243 0.9179 0.9562 4.17 4280 0.8581 0.8053 -6.15 4320 0.9483 0.9258 -2.37 4360 0.9892 1.0208 3.19 4400 0.9097 0.8827 -2.97 4420 0.8629 0.8739 1.27 4480 1.2001 1.1732 -2.24 4520 0.9276 0.9163 -1.22 4600 0.9646 0.8777 -9.01 4640 0.9219 0.9018 -2.18 4680 0.9204 0.9596 4.26 4720 1.0467 1.0395 -0.69 4800 0.8900 0.9105 2.30 4840 0.4914 0.4769 -2.95 4880 0.8428 0.8602 2.06 4890 1.0498 1.0534 0.34 4900 1.0253 0.9633 -6.05 4920 0.8920 0.9234 3.52 4940 0.9837 1.0576 7.51 5000 0.9802 1.0026 2.29 5015 1.1213 1.1360 1.31 5080 0.9893 1.0076 1.85 5120 1.0903 1.1067 1.50 5140 0.9157 0.9618 5.03 5160 0.8108 0.7933 -2.16 5170 1.0498 1.1966 13.98 5190 1.0674 1.0889 2.01 5200 0.8137 0.7913 -2.75 5240 0.7734 0.8300 7.32 5280 0.9284 0.8580 -7.58 5330 0.8976 0.9022 0.51 5345 0.9754 1.0596 8.63 5360 0.9578 1.0108 5.53 5380 1.3357 1.2921 -3.26 5483 1.2408 1.2254 -1.24 5523 1.1767 1.1596 -1.45 5560 0.9046 0.9103 0.63 5600 1.4414 1.3588 -5.73 5640 1.1381 1.1625 2.14 5660 1.1387 1.1171 -1.90 5720 0.8574 0.8895 3.74 5775 1.5072 1.5221 0.99 5790 0.9402 0.9153 -2.65 5800 0.9397 0.9632 2.50 5880 0.8900 0.8966 0.74 5910 1.0960 1.1007 0.43 5920 0.9978 0.9754 -2.24 5945 1.1474 1.1612 1.20 5960 0.9640 0.9742 1.06 5990 0.8344 0.8434 1.08 6015 0.8865 0.8124 -8.36 6020 0.8127 0.8288 1.98 6080 0.8645 0.8306 -3.92 6120 0.8739 0.8886 1.68 6160 1.0713 1.0824 1.04 6200 0.9820 0.9982 1.65 6240 0.7962 0.8673 8.93 6280 0.9365 0.8756 -6.50 6323 1.0235 1.0439 1.99 6340 0.9372 0.9602 2.45 6360 0.5169 0.4954 -4.16 6403 0.9794 1.0112 3.25 6440 1.0667 1.1403 6.90 6483 1.0854 1.1062 1.92 Start Printed Page 45663 6520 0.9984 0.9613 -3.72 6560 0.8820 0.8752 -0.77 6580 0.9218 0.9441 2.42 6600 0.9334 0.9045 -3.10 6640 0.9990 1.0258 2.68 6660 0.8846 0.8912 0.75 6680 0.9295 0.9216 -0.85 6690 1.1135 1.1835 6.29 6720 1.0648 1.0456 -1.80 6740 1.1491 1.0520 -8.45 6760 0.9477 0.9398 -0.83 6780 1.1365 1.0975 -3.43 6800 0.8614 0.8429 -2.15 6820 1.2139 1.1504 -5.23 6840 0.9194 0.9196 0.02 6880 0.9625 0.9626 0.01 6895 0.9228 0.8998 -2.49 6920 1.1500 1.1849 3.03 6960 0.9650 0.9696 0.48 6980 0.9700 1.0215 5.31 7000 0.8021 1.0013 24.83 7040 0.8855 0.9081 2.55 7080 1.0367 1.0557 1.83 7120 1.4623 1.3823 -5.47 7160 0.9945 0.9487 -4.61 7200 0.8374 0.8168 -2.46 7240 0.8753 0.9023 3.08 7320 1.1131 1.1267 1.22 7360 1.4142 1.4712 4.03 7400 1.4145 1.4744 4.23 7440 0.4741 0.4802 1.29 7460 1.1271 1.1118 -1.36 7480 1.0481 1.0771 2.77 7485 1.3646 1.4780 8.31 7490 1.0712 1.0590 -1.14 7500 1.3046 1.2962 -0.64 7510 0.9425 0.9630 2.18 7520 0.9376 0.9460 0.90 7560 0.8599 0.8523 -0.88 7600 1.1474 1.1479 0.04 7610 0.7869 0.7881 0.15 7620 0.8697 0.8949 2.90 7640 0.9255 0.9617 3.91 7680 0.8987 0.9112 1.39 7720 0.9046 0.9094 0.53 7760 0.9257 0.9441 1.99 7800 0.9802 0.9447 -3.62 7840 1.0852 1.0661 -1.76 7880 0.8659 0.8738 0.91 7920 0.8424 0.8597 2.05 8003 1.0927 1.0174 -6.89 8050 0.8941 0.8462 -5.36 8080 0.8804 0.8281 -5.94 8120 1.0506 1.0564 0.55 8140 0.8273 0.8520 2.99 8160 0.9714 0.9394 -3.29 8200 1.0940 1.1078 1.26 8240 0.8504 0.8656 1.79 8280 0.9065 0.9024 -0.45 8320 0.8599 0.8582 -0.20 8360 0.8088 0.8414 4.03 8400 0.9810 0.9525 -2.91 8440 0.9199 0.8904 -3.21 8480 1.0432 1.0276 -1.50 8520 0.8911 0.8926 0.17 8560 0.8332 0.8729 4.76 8600 0.8130 0.8440 3.81 8640 0.9521 0.9502 -0.20 8680 0.8465 0.8295 -2.01 8720 1.3354 1.3517 1.22 Start Printed Page 45664 8735 1.1096 1.1105 0.08 8750 0.8756 0.8469 -3.28 8760 1.0031 1.0573 5.40 8780 0.9429 0.9964 5.67 8800 0.8073 0.8146 0.90 8840 1.0851 1.0971 1.11 8920 0.8069 0.8633 6.99 8940 0.9782 0.9570 -2.17 8960 0.9939 1.0059 1.21 9000 0.7670 0.7449 -2.88 9040 0.9520 0.9473 -0.49 9080 0.8498 0.8395 -1.21 9140 0.8544 0.8486 -0.68 9160 1.1173 1.1121 -0.47 9200 0.9640 0.9237 -4.18 9260 1.0569 1.0323 -2.33 9270 0.9434 0.9378 -0.59 9280 0.9026 0.9150 1.37 9320 0.9358 0.9518 1.71 9340 1.0276 1.0364 0.86 9360 0.8589 0.8871 3.28 III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the provisions of a Notice such as this takes effect. We can waive this procedure, however, if we find good cause that notice and comment procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest and incorporate a statement of the finding and the reasons for it into the notice issued.
We find it unnecessary to undertake notice and comment rulemaking because this notice merely provides technical corrections to the regulations and makes no substantive changes to the regulation. Therefore, we find good cause to waive notice and comment procedures.
Start SignatureEnd Signature End Supplemental Information(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare—Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare—Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Ann C. Agnew,
Executive Secretary to the Department.
[FR Doc. 04-17417 Filed 7-29-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4120-01-P
Document Information
- Published:
- 07/30/2004
- Department:
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Entry Type:
- Proposed Rule
- Action:
- Proposed rule; correction.
- Document Number:
- 04-17417
- Pages:
- 45640-45664 (25 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- CMS-1265-CN
- RINs:
- 0938-AM93: Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update FY 2005 (CMS-1265-P)
- RIN Links:
- https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0938-AM93/home-health-prospective-payment-system-rate-update-fy-2005-cms-1265-p-
- PDF File:
- 04-17417.pdf
- CFR: (1)
- 42 CFR 484