CMS ISSUES Change Request 8416: FY2014 HOSPICE PAYMENT RATES, CAP, WAGE INDEX, PRICER

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Change Request (CR) 8416/Transmittal 2766 on August 16, 2013. The release contains updates to the hospice payment rates, hospice wage index, and Pricer for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, as well as an update to the hospice cap amount for the cap year ending October 31, 2013. …