CMS Corrects FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index Error
CMS identified a technical error in FY 2027 hospice wage-index and payment-rate calculations and said corrected values will be issued.
Key Facts
- CFR references
- 42 CFR 418
- Affected providers
- Hospice
CMS reported a technical error affecting the FY 2027 hospice wage index and the payment rates derived from it.
Affected values — including geographic wage-index factors and associated payment rates — will be recalculated and reissued.
Hospice providers should reconcile their current reimbursement expectations against the corrected files once published.
Until the corrected values post, agencies relying on the prior figures should flag the discrepancy in internal rate-setting and billing reviews.
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