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B-332481 1 (2020-09-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaebun0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-332481 September 14, 2020 The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman The Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Greg Walden Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Richard Neal Chairman The Honorable Kevin Brady Ranking Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; FY 2021 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Medicare Program; FY 2021 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update (RIN: 0938-AU09). We received the rule on August 28, 2020. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on August 4, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 47070. The stated effective date of the final rule is October 1, 2020. The agency states that the final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2021. According to the agency, this rule also revises the hospice wage index to reflect the current Office of Management and Budget area delineations, with a 5 percent cap on wage index decreases. In addition, the agency states that this rule responds to comments on the modified election statement and the addendum examples that were posted on the Hospice Center webpage to assist hospices in understanding the content requirements finalized in the FY 2020 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update final rule, effective for hospice elections beginning on and after October 1, 2020.

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