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CA-16-011

Is an annual upate to the DDRG parameters, which includes updating the wage area neutrality adjustment, setting the labor share percentage for hospitals with a wage area index equal to or less than 1.00 to 62% and updating the Remote Rural and Statewide DRG BAse Price, Outlier Thresholds and Outlier Percentage Upper Bound, Discharge Status Values, and the DRG and HAC Grouper versions.

PA-16-0019

Hospice Payment Methodology, which provides for the two-tiered Rountine Home Care and Service Intensity Add-on payments as required by CMS final rule CMS-1629-F, titled "Medicare Program; FY 2016 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Reporting Requirements" at 12 FR 47142 (Final Rule).

ID-16-0001

Modifies Idaho's Healthy Connections Primary Care Case Management Program by creating a new tier-based case management fee structure with four distinct payment tiers that vary in amount and increase by tier based upon qualifying criteria.

NJ-16-0005

Removes specific geographic references as the state will phase in additional counties in accordance with Section 1945 of the Act and state specific criteria.