2011 Medicare Hospice Wage Index Values Reflect 2nd Year of BNAF Phase-Out

The “Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2011” notice published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2010 includes an updated table of hospice wage index values that will be in effect for hospice payments from Oct. 1, 2010, through Sept. 30, 2011 (fiscal year 2011). The updated wage index values include the second year…