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Appendix E: Comparison of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and Institute of Medicine (IOM) Proposals for Alternative Hospital Wage Indexes (HWIs)
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... employed in hospitals nationwide. Recommendation 3-4: CMS should apply the Recommendation 6C: The secretary should use proposed hospital wage index to non–Inpatient the hospital compensation index described in Prospective Payment System facilities (non-IPPS recommendation 6B for the home health and skilled facilities)
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... labor market but commute to work in a county located in another labor market. Recommendation 5-2: The committee's Recommendation 6A: Congress should repeal recommendations are intended to replace the system the existing hospital wage index statute, including of geographic reclassification and exceptions that is reclassifications and exceptions, and give the currently in place for health care providers.


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