77 FR 112 pgs. 34326-34331 - Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2013 Rates; Hospitals' Resident Caps for Graduate Medical Education Payment Purposes; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers and for Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Corrections
Type: PRORULEVolume: 77Number: 112Pages: 34326 - 34331
Docket number: [CMS-1588-CN]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-14159 Filed 6-8-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Parts 412, 413, 424, 476, and 489
[CMS-1588-CN]
RIN 0938-AR12
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2013 Rates; Hospitals' Resident Caps for Graduate Medical Education Payment Purposes; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers and for Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Corrections
AGENCY:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION:
Proposed rule, correction.
SUMMARY:
This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the proposed rule that appeared in the May 11, 2012 Federal Register entitled "Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2013 Rates; Hospitals' Resident Caps for Graduate Medical Education Payment Purposes; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers and for Ambulatory Surgical Centers."
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tzvi Hefter, (410) 786-4487.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In FR Doc. 2012-9985 of May 11, 2012 (77 FR 27870), there were a number of technical errors that are identified and corrected in the Correction of Errors section of this correcting document.
II. Summary of Errors
A. Errors in the Preamble
On pages 27871 and 27872, we inadvertently omitted a number of acronyms from the list of acronyms.
On page 27938, in our discussion of the fiscal year (FY) 2013 applications for new technology add-on payments, we made typographical errors regarding the drug combination administered during the treatment of methotrexate (MTX)-induced renal dysfunction.
On page 28021, we inadvertently cited the incorrect timeframe for when certain long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and LTCH satellite facilities must comply with § 412.534 and § 412.536. We also cited the incorrect timeframe for when those LTCHs and LTCH satellite facilities would be under the proposed moratorium on the 25-percent adjustment threshold policy.
On page 28036, we made several typographical errors in our discussion of commenters' beliefs regarding the hospital inpatient quality reporting program (HIQR) and five Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) measures.
On page 28039, in our discussion of the HIQR proposed new claims-based measure for the FY 2015 payment determination for hip/knee complication, we inadvertently repeated a sentence.
On page 28041, in our discussion of the HIQR proposed new claims-based measure for the FY 2015 payment determination for hip/knee readmission, we made a typographical error in a section heading.
On page 28072, in our discussion of the total amount available for value-based incentive payments under the Hospital VBP Program for a fiscal year, we inadvertently included estimated reductions to the base operating DRG payment amounts for Maryland hospitals in the calculation of the total estimate for FY 2013.
On pages 28085 and 28086, in our discussion of the proposed performance standards for the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program, we inadvertently omitted data from the table entitled "Proposed Performance Standards for the FY 2015 Hospital VBP Program Clinical Process of Care and Outcome Domains, and the Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Measure."
On pages 28107, 28108, and 28127 in our discussion of the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting Program (IPFQR), we made technical errors in our description of the IPF facility enrollment.
B. Errors in the Addendum
On page 28143, we made errors in our discussion of the proposed outlier fixed-loss cost threshold for FY 2013.
On pages 28144, 28148, 28149, 28150, 28151, 28159, and 28178, we made technical and typographical errors in our discussion of the proposed outlier adjustment factors which affected the proposed FY 2013 Puerto Rico (specific) operating standardized amount and capital Federal rates (national and Puerto Rico). Specifically, we inadvertently applied the incorrect adjustment factors to the operating and capital cost-to-charge ratios (CCRs) from the Provider-Specific File (PSF) when performing the calculation of the FY 2013 outlier fixed-loss cost threshold for the proposed rule. The correction of this error resulted in a decrease in the proposed outlier fixed-loss cost threshold of approximately $1,000. Under our established methodology for calculating the outlier fixed-loss cost threshold, which we have proposed to continue to use for FY 2013, the corrected proposed outlier fixed-loss cost threshold continues to result in operating outlier payments being projected to be 5.1 percent of total operating payments. However, a decrease in the proposed outlier threshold results in an increase of the Puerto Rico (specific) operating outlier payments and capital (national and Puerto Rico) outlier payments. This is because a lower outlier threshold allows more cases to qualify as outlier cases and results in higher outlier payments to such cases. Because outlier payments are budget neutral, a larger reduction (that is, an increase in the outlier offsets) to the Puerto Rico and capital (national and Puerto Rico) rates is necessary. Therefore, the application of the corrected Puerto Rico and capital outlier offsets (national and Puerto Rico) lowers the proposed FY 2013 Puerto Rico (specific) operating standardized amount and capital Federal rates (national and Puerto Rico).
On page 28189, in the impact analysis section for the inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting Program (IPFQR), we made technical errors in describing the IPF facility enrollment.
C. Summary of Errors in and Corrections to Tables Posted on the CMS Web site
On page 28158, we list Table 16, Proposed Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program Adjustment Factors for FY 2013, as a table that will be available only through the Internet on the CMS Web site. The version of Table 16 that was posted via the Internet on the CMS Web site at the time the proposed rule was filed for public inspection at the Office of the Federal Register inadvertently included estimated reductions to the base operating DRG payment amounts for Maryland hospitals in the calculation of the proposed FY 2013 Hospital VBP Program adjustment factors.
We have corrected these errors and will post the corrected Table 16 on the CMS Web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AcuteInpatientPPS/01_overview.asp.
III. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2012-9985 of May 11, 2012 (77 FR 27870), make the following corrections:
A. Corrections of Errors in the Preamble
1. On pages 27871 and 27872, second and third and first and second columns, respectively (Acronyms list), are corrected by adding the following acronyms in alphabetical order:
ACoSAmerican College of Surgeons'
AJCCAmerican Joint Commission on Cancer
ASCOAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
CAUTICatheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
CLABSICentral Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
CEOChief Executive Officer
CCNCMS Certificate Number
CFRCode of Federal Regulations
CoCCommission on Cancer
DACAData Accuracy and Completeness Acknowledgement
ESRDEnd-Stage Renal Disease
FR Federal Register
HAIHealthcare-Associated Infection
HBIPSHospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services
HICPACHealthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
ICUIntensive Care Unit
IPFQRInpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting Program
MAPMeasure Application Partnership
NCCNNational Comprehensive Cancer Network
NOPNotice of Participation
OQROutpatient Quality Reporting
QAPIQuality Assessment and Performance Improvement
QIPQuality Incentive Program
QQuarter
TJCThe Joint Commission
UTIUrinary Tract Infection
VTEVenous Thromboembolism
2. On page 27938, in the third column,
a. First partial paragraph-
(1). Line 5 the term "Thymidine" is corrected to read "leucovorin".
(2). Line 9, the term "Thymidine" is corrected to read "leucovorin".
(3). Lines 13 and 14, the phrase "19 to 94 years old." is corrected to read "19 to 94 years old.18a "
b. Footnoted text, before footnote 18, the footnoted text is corrected by adding the following:
18a Green and Chamberlain, Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology Volume 63, Number 4, 2009.
3. On page 28021, in the third column, first partial paragraph, lines 24 through 42, the sentences beginning with the phrase "Therefore, under our proposed policy" and ending with the phrase "proposed extension of the moratorium" are corrected to read "Therefore, under our proposed policy, there will be a period during which some of the above-described LTCHs and LTCH satellite facilities must comply with §§ 412.534 and 412.536 before becoming subject to the moratoria again. The above-described LTCHs and LTCH satellite facilities with a cost reporting period beginning on or after July 1, 2012, and before October 1, 2012 would comply with §§ 412.534 and 412.536 for discharges occurring in that respective cost reporting period. Then, those same LTCHs and LTCH satellite facilities would be subject to the proposed moratorium for discharges occurring in their first cost reporting period beginning on or after July 1, 2013 and before October 1, 2013."
4. On page 28036, lower half of the page, first column, first paragraph, lines 7 through 8, the phrase "some commenters still believed that" is corrected to read "we recognize some commenters believe that".
5. On page 28039, second column, third paragraph, lines 8 through 12, the sentence "Annual hospital charges are projected to increase by 340 percent to $17.4 billion for THA and by 450 percent to $40.8 billion for TKA by 2015" is corrected by deleting the sentence.
6. On page 28041, first column, second full paragraph, line 9, the heading that begins with the phrase "(ii) Hip/Knee Readmission:" is corrected by moving the phrase to line 10.
7. On page 28072, second column, first full paragraph, line 8, the figure "$956 million" is corrected to read "$917 million".
8. On pages 28085 through 28086, lower third of the page, the table entitled Proposed Performance Standards for the FY 2015 Hospital VBP Program Clinical Process of Care and Outcome Domains, and the Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Measure" is corrected as follows:
Proposed Performance Standards for the FY 2015 Hospital VBP Program Clinical Process of Care and Outcome Domains, and the Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Measure
a. Revising the following entry:
| Measure ID | Description | Achievement threshold | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMI-10 | Statin Prescribed at Discharge | 0.90474 | 1.00000 |
b. Adding the following entry after line 3 (Measure ID, AMI-10):
| Measure ID | Description | Achievement threshold | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF-1 | Discharge Instructions | 0.92090 | 1.00000 |
9. On page 28107, third column, footnoted text (footnote 198), line 1, the phrase "IPFs, 450 are" is corrected to read "IPFs, approximately 450 are".
10. On page 28108, first column, second full paragraph, line 6, the figure "1,100" is corrected to read "1,200".
11. On page 28127, first column, fifth full paragraph-
a. Line 11, the figure "1,741" is corrected to read "estimated 1,700".
b. Line 12, the figure "450" is corrected to read "approximately 450".
c. Line 14, the figure "26.02" is corrected to read "approximately 26".
B. Corrections of Errors in the Addendum
1. On page 28143, third column-
a. Second full paragraph, line 6, the figure "$27,425" is corrected to read "$26,337"
b. Third full paragraph, lines 2 and 3, the phrase "$5,040 (or 22.5 percent)" is corrected to read "$3,952 (or 17.7 percent)".
2. On page 28144-
a. First column, first partial paragraph, lines 12 and 13, the phrase "welcomed comment on possible modifications to our current methodologies," is corrected to read "welcome comment on possible modifications to our current methodology,".
b. First column, second full paragraph, line 13, the figure "5.99" is corrected to read "6.43"
c. Second column, before the first paragraph, the untitled table is corrected to read as follows:
| Operating standardized amounts | Capital federal rate | |
|---|---|---|
| National | 0.948992 | 0.935720 |
| Puerto Rico | 0.953062 | 0.920266 |
3. On page 28148, second column, second full paragraph, line 6, the phrase "approximately 0.7 percent" is corrected to read "0.25 percent".
4. On page 28149, third column-
a. First full paragraph, line 8, the figure "6.00" is corrected to read "6.43"
b. First full paragraph, line 12, the figure "0.9400" is corrected to read "0.9357"
c. First full paragraph, line 17, the phrase "lower than the percentage for FY 2012." is corrected to read "higher than the percentage for FY 2012.".
d. First full paragraph, lines 17 through 28, the sentences "This decrease in estimated capital outlier payments is primarily due to the proposed increase in the outlier threshold used to identify outlier cases for both inpatient operating and inpatient capital related payments, which is discussed in section II.A. of this Addendum. That is, because the outlier threshold used to identify outlier cases is higher, cases will receive lower outlier payments and fewer cases will qualify for outlier payments." are corrected by deleting the sentences.
e. Second full paragraph, line 6, the phrase "0.9400 is 0.19 percent" is corrected to read "0.9357 is a -0.27 percent"
f. Second full paragraph, line 10, the phrase "1.0019 (0.9400/0.9832) is corrected to read "0.9973 (0.9357/0.9832)"
5. On page 28150, third column-
a. First partial paragraph, line 14, the figure "$424.42" is corrected to read "$422.47".
b. Third bulleted paragraph, line 2, the figure "0.9400" is corrected to read "0.9357".
c. Last paragraph-
(1) Line 14, the term "increasing" is corrected to read "decreasing".
(2) Line 15, the figure "0.19" is corrected to read "0.27".
(3) Line 26, the phrase "approximately 0.7 percent" is corrected to read "0.25 percent".
6. On page 28151-
a. Top third of the page-
(1) In the chart entitled Comparison of Factors and Adjustments: FY 2012 Capital Federal Rate and Proposed FY 2013 Capital Federal Rate, the listed entries are corrected as set forth below.
(2) Immediately following the chart, footnote 2 is corrected and footnote 5 is republished as set forth below.
| FY 2012 | Proposed FY 2013 | Change | Percent change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlier Adjustment Factor2 | 0.9382 | 0.9357 | 0.9973 | -0.27 |
| Capital Federal Rate5 | $421.42 | $422.47 | 1.0025 | 0.25 |
2 The outlier reduction factor is not built permanently into the capital rate; that is, the factor is not applied cumulatively in determining the capital rate. Thus, for example, the net change resulting from the application of the FY 2013 outlier adjustment factor is 0.9357/0.9382, or 0.9973.
5 Sum of percent change may not sum due to rounding.
b. Lower two-thirds of the page, second column-
(1) First full paragraph, last line, the figure "$206.82" is corrected to read "$206.01".
(2) Third paragraph, last line, the figure "$27,425" is corrected to read "26,337".
7. On page 28159-
a. Top half of the page, in Table 1C-Proposed Adjusted Operating Standardized Amounts for Puerto Rico, Labor/Nonlabor-FY 2013, the entries for Puerto Rico are corrected to read as follows:
| Rates if wage index is greater than 1 | Labor | Nonlabor | Rates if wage index is less than or equal to 1 | Labor | Nonlabor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | $1,582.93 | $966.07 | $1,580.38 | $968.62 |
b. Lower half of the page, first column, Table 1D-Proposed Capital Standard Federal Payment Rate-FY 2013, the table is corrected to read as follows:
| Rate | |
|---|---|
| National | $422.47 |
| Puerto Rico | 206.01 |
8. On page 28178-
a. Second column, middle of the page, fourth bullet the figure "0.9400" is corrected to read "0.9357"
b. Third column, second full paragraph, line 6, the phrase "approximately 0.7" is corrected to read "0.25".
c. Third column, third full paragraph, the paragraph that begins with the phrase "We also are estimating a slight decrease in" and ends with the phrase "Federal rate." is corrected to read "We also are estimating an increase in outlier payments in FY 2013 as compared to FY 2012. This estimated increase in outlier payments is based on the FY 2011 claims from the December 2011 update of the MedPAR file, and we currently estimate that FY 2012 capital outlier payments are more than the projected 6.18 percent that we used to determine the outlier offset that we applied in determining the FY 2012 capital Federal rate".
d. Last partial paragraph-
(1) Lines 2 and 3, the phrase "all hospitals are expected to experience a decrease" is corrected to read "hospitals are expected to experience either no change or a decrease".
(2) Line 5, the sentence "These decreases are primarily due to proposed changes in the GAFs (primarily resulting from policies affecting the wage index)), and the estimated decrease in capital outlier payments." is corrected to read "The decreases are primarily due to proposed changes in the GAFs (primarily resulting from policies affecting the wage index).".
9. On page 28179,
a. Top third of the page,
(1) First column-
(a) First partial paragraph-
(i) Line 2, the sentence "Capital IPPS payments per case for large urban hospitals are estimated to decrease 0.1 percent, while other urban hospitals are expected to experience a 0.4 percent decrease." is corrected to read "Large urban hospitals are not expected to experience any change in capital IPPS payments per case from FY 2012 to FY 2013, while other urban hospitals are expected to experience a 0.4 percent decrease.".
(ii) Line 7, the phrase "not expected to experience any change" is corrected to read "are expected to experience a 0.2 percent decrease".
(b) First full paragraph-
(i) Line 1, the sentence "The comparisons by region show that most urban regions, except for the Pacific region and Puerto Rico, will experience, on average, decreases in capital IPPS payments." is corrected to read "The comparisons by region show that most urban regions, except for the Pacific, West North Central, and Puerto Rico regions, will experience, on average, decreases in capital IPPS payments".
(ii) Line 8, the figure "1.0" is corrected to read "1.2".
(iii) Line 10, the sentence "The two exceptions to decreases in capital payments per case are the Pacific urban region and the Puerto Rico urban region, which are expected to experience a 1.1 percent and 0.5 percent increase, respectively." sentence is corrected to read "The three exceptions to estimated decreases in capital payments per case are Pacific urban region, West North Central urban region, and the Puerto Rico urban region, which are expected to experience a 1.3 percent, 0.5 percent, and 0.4 percent increase, respectively.".
(2) Second column-
(a) First full paragraph-
(i) Line 3, the figure, "1.6" is corrected read "1.7".
(ii) Line 4, the figure, "0.7" is corrected read "0.4".
(iii) Line 6, the sentence "The East South Central and Mountain rural regions are not expected to experience any change in their capital payments per discharge from FY 2012 to FY 2013." is corrected by removing the sentence.
(iv) Line 11, the figure "3.3" is corrected to read "2.9".
(b) Second full paragraph, the paragraph "Hospitals of all type of ownership (that is, voluntary hospitals, government hospitals, and proprietary hospitals) are estimated to experience a 0.2 percent decrease in capital payments per case from FY 2012 to FY 2013." is corrected to read "By type of ownership (that is, voluntary hospitals, government hospitals, and proprietary hospitals), all hospitals are estimated to experience a decrease in capital payments per case from FY 2012 to FY 2013. Voluntary hospitals and proprietary hospitals are expected to experience a 0.2 percent decrease in capital payments per case from FY 2012 to FY 2013, while government-run hospitals are expected to experience a 0.1 percent decrease in capital payments per case from FY 2012 to FY 2013.".
(3) Third column, first paragraph, lines 14 through 26, the sentences beginning with the phrase "Urban non-reclassified hospitals are" and ending with the phrase "from FY 2012 to FY 2013." are corrected to read "Both urban non-reclassified hospitals and rural reclassified hospitals are estimated to experience a decrease of 0.2 percent in capital payments per discharge from FY 2012 to FY 2013. Rural non-reclassified hospitals are estimated to have a 0.3 percent decrease in capital payments per case. Other reclassified hospitals (that is, hospitals reclassified under section 1886(d)(8)(B) of the Act) are expected to experience a decrease of 0.4 percent in capital payments from FY 2012 to FY 2013.".
b. Lower two-thirds of the page, Table III-Comparison of Total Payments per Case, the table is corrected to read as follows:
| Number of hospitals | Average FY 2012 payments/case | Average FY 2013 payments/case | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Geographic Location: | ||||
| All hospitals | 3,405 | 799 | 797 | ^0.2 |
| Large urban areas (populations over 1 million) | 1,365 | 880 | 880 | 0.0 |
| Other urban areas (populations of 1 million or fewer) | 1,120 | 784 | 780 | -0.4 |
| Rural areas | 920 | 552 | 551 | -0.2 |
| Urban hospitals | 2,485 | 837 | 835 | -0.2 |
| 0-99 beds | 627 | 670 | 667 | -0.5 |
| 100-199 beds | 773 | 722 | 720 | -0.3 |
| 200-299 beds | 448 | 769 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 300-499 beds | 432 | 848 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 500 or more beds | 205 | 1,016 | 1,013 | -0.3 |
| Rural hospitals | 920 | 552 | 551 | -0.2 |
| 0-49 beds | 317 | 438 | 437 | -0.2 |
| 50-99 beds | 346 | 505 | 504 | -0.2 |
| 100-149 beds | 152 | 545 | 543 | -0.4 |
| 150-199 beds | 58 | 619 | 617 | -0.4 |
| 200 or more beds | 47 | 672 | 672 | 0.0 |
| By Region: | ||||
| Urban by Region | 2,485 | 837 | 835 | -0.2 |
| New England | 120 | 907 | 896 | -1.2 |
| Middle Atlantic | 318 | 886 | 883 | -0.4 |
| South Atlantic | 377 | 781 | 777 | -0.5 |
| East North Central | 396 | 804 | 804 | -0.1 |
| East South Central | 151 | 730 | 725 | -0.7 |
| West North Central | 165 | 836 | 840 | 0.5 |
| West South Central | 370 | 796 | 792 | -0.5 |
| Mountain | 157 | 868 | 865 | -0.4 |
| Pacific | 380 | 1,016 | 1,029 | 1.3 |
| Puerto Rico | 51 | 384 | 386 | 0.4 |
| Rural by Region | 920 | 552 | 551 | -0.2 |
| New England | 23 | 744 | 744 | -0.1 |
| Middle Atlantic | 69 | 569 | 571 | 0.4 |
| South Atlantic | 164 | 541 | 539 | -0.4 |
| East North Central | 120 | 576 | 575 | -0.1 |
| East South Central | 170 | 507 | 506 | -0.2 |
| West North Central | 98 | 585 | 581 | -0.6 |
| West South Central | 181 | 491 | 490 | -0.1 |
| Mountain | 65 | 580 | 579 | -0.1 |
| Pacific | 29 | 723 | 711 | -1.7 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 150 | 154 | 2.9 |
| By Payment Classification: | ||||
| All hospitals | 3,405 | 799 | 797 | -0.2 |
| Large urban areas (populations over 1 million) | 1,375 | 879 | 879 | 0.0 |
| Other urban areas (populations of 1 million or fewer) | 1,125 | 783 | 780 | -0.3 |
| Rural areas | 905 | 563 | 560 | -0.4 |
| Teaching Status: | ||||
| Non-teaching | 2,376 | 680 | 678 | -0.2 |
| Fewer than 100 Residents | 789 | 790 | 789 | -0.1 |
| 100 or more Residents | 240 | 1,137 | 1,135 | -0.2 |
| Urban DSH: | ||||
| 100 or more beds | 1,523 | 863 | 862 | -0.1 |
| Less than 100 beds | 327 | 583 | 584 | 0.0 |
| Rural DSH: | ||||
| Sole Community (SCH/EACH) | 269 | 519 | 516 | -0.6 |
| Referral Center (RRC/EACH) | 210 | 624 | 622 | -0.4 |
| Other Rural: | 32 | 506 | 503 | -0.7 |
| 100 or more beds | ||||
| Less than 100 beds | 286 | 446 | 446 | -0.1 |
| Urban teaching and DSH: | ||||
| Both teaching and DSH | 815 | 933 | 933 | -0.1 |
| Teaching and no DSH | 147 | 812 | 808 | -0.4 |
| No teaching and DSH | 1,035 | 720 | 720 | 0.0 |
| No teaching and no DSH | 503 | 741 | 736 | -0.7 |
| Rural Hospital Types: | ||||
| Non special status hospitals | 2,391 | 841 | 839 | -0.2 |
| RRC/EACH | 61 | 733 | 735 | 0.3 |
| SCH/EACH | 34 | 722 | 723 | 0.1 |
| SCH, RRC and EACH | 16 | 769 | 764 | -0.7 |
| Hospitals Reclassified by the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board: | ||||
| FY2013 Reclassifications: | ||||
| All Urban Reclassified | 420 | 833 | 834 | 0.1 |
| All Urban Non-Reclassified | 2,025 | 840 | 838 | -0.2 |
| All Rural Reclassified | 335 | 596 | 595 | -0.2 |
| All Rural Non-Reclassified | 524 | 482 | 480 | -0.3 |
| Other Reclassified Hospitals (Section 1886(d)(8)(B)) | 55 | 550 | 548 | -0.4 |
| Type of Ownership: | ||||
| Voluntary | 1,970 | 813 | 812 | -0.2 |
| Proprietary | 866 | 718 | 717 | -0.2 |
| Government | 560 | 817 | 816 | -0.1 |
| Medicare Utilization as a Percent of Inpatient Days: | ||||
| 0-25 | 377 | 1,044 | 1,047 | 0.4 |
| 25-50 | 1,834 | 839 | 838 | -0.2 |
| 50-65 | 968 | 666 | 664 | -0.3 |
| Over 65 | 168 | 611 | 610 | -0.2 |
10. On page 28189, second column, last paragraph, lines 6 and 7, the phrase "1,741 existing IPFs, of which 450" is corrected to read "approximately 1,700 existing IPFs, of which approximately 450".
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare-Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare-Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: June 5, 2012.
Jennifer M. Cannistra,
Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services.
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