Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2012

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identifier: "/us/fr/C1-2011-10689"
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title: "Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2012"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "C1-2011-10689"
section_name: "Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2012"
positive_law: false
currency: "2011-05-16"
last_updated: "2011-05-16"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Health and Human Services Department"
document_number: "C1-2011-10689"
document_type: "proposed_rule"
publication_date: "2011-05-16"
agencies:
  - "Health and Human Services Department"
  - "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services"
cfr_references:
  - "42 CFR Part 418"
rin: "0938-AQ31"
fr_citation: "76 FR 28195"
fr_volume: 76
docket_ids:
  - "CMS-1355-P"
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#  Medicare Program; Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2012

**Correction**

In proposed rule document 2011-10689 appearing on pages 26805-26851 the issue of Monday, May 9, 2011 make the following corrections:

On page 26806, in the first column, in the *DATES* section, in the fifth line, “July 8, 2011” should read “June 27, 2011”.

On page 26851, immediately following the text of Addendum A, insert the following Addendum:

| CBSA code | Nonurban area | Wage index |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Alabama | 0.8000 |
| 2 | Alaska | 1.3073 |
| 3 | Arizona | 0.9417 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 0.8000 |
| 5 | California | 1.2483 |
| 6 | Colorado | 1.0285 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 1.1522 |
| 8 | Delaware | 1.0103 |
| 9 | District of Columbia |  |
| 10 | Florida | 0.8707 |
| 11 | Georgia | 0.8000 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 1.1586 |
| 13 | Idaho | 0.8000 |
| 14 | Illinois | 0.8639 |
| 15 | Indiana | 0.8688 |
| 16 | Iowa | 0.8848 |
| 17 | Kansas | 0.8264 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 0.8107 |
| 19 | Louisiana | 0.8000 |
| 20 | Maine | 0.8892 |
| 21 | Maryland | 0.9500 |
| 22 | Massachusetts | 1.2186 |
| 23 | Michigan | 0.8858 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 0.9358 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 0.8000 |
| 26 | Missouri | 0.8000 |
| 27 | Montana | 0.8819 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 0.9227 |
| 29 | Nevada | 0.9681 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 1.0569 |
| 31 | New Jersey |  |
| 32 | New Mexico | 0.9227 |
| 33 | New York | 0.8475 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 0.8655 |
| 35 | North Dakota | 0.7856 |
| 36 | Ohio | 0.8864 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 0.8139 |
| 38 | Oregon | 1.0384 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | 0.8781 |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 0.4654 |
| 41 | Rhode Island |  |
| 42 | South Carolina | 0.8711 |
| 43 | South Dakota | 0.8838 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 0.8165 |
| 45 | Texas | 0.8083 |
| 46 | Utah | 0.8955 |
| 47 | Vermont | 0.9931 |
| 48 | Virgin Islands | 0.8276 |
| 49 | Virginia | 0.8119 |
| 50 | Washington | 1.0545 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 0.8000 |
| 52 | Wisconsin | 0.9512 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 0.9866 |
| 65 | Guam | 0.9952 |