Medicare: Home health prospective payment system; 2005 CY rates update Correction,

[Federal Register: July 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 146)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 45640-45664]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr30jy04-42]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

42 CFR Part 484

[CMS-1265-CN]

RIN 0938-AM93

Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005; Correction Notice

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 2, 2004 entitled ``Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Throndset, (410) 786-0131.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

   In FR Doc. 04-12314 of June 2, 2004 (69 FR 31248), we inadvertently published the 2004 pre-floor and pre-reclassified wage index tables instead of the intended 2005 pre-floor and pre-reclassified wage index tables.

   The technical errors are identified and corrected in the Correction of Errors section below.

2. Correction of Errors

   In FR Doc. 04-12314 of June 2, 2004 (69 FR 31248), replace the erroneous tables for Addenda A, B, and C on pages 31262-31275 with the following:

   Addendum A.--Proposed Wage Index for Rural Areas--Applicable Pre-Floor and Pre-Reclassified Hospital Wage Index (CY 2005)

   Wage MSA name

   index

   ALABAMA....................................................... 0.7637 ALASKA........................................................ 1.1637 ARIZONA....................................................... 0.9140 ARKANSAS...................................................... 0.7704 CALIFORNIA.................................................... 1.0297 COLORADO...................................................... 0.9368 CONNECTICUT................................................... 1.1586 DELAWARE...................................................... 0.9504 FLORIDA....................................................... 0.8789 GEORGIA....................................................... 0.8247 GUAM.......................................................... 0.9611 HAWAII........................................................ 1.0522 IDAHO......................................................... 0.8826 ILLINOIS...................................................... 0.8341 INDIANA....................................................... 0.8736 IOWA.......................................................... 0.8550 KANSAS........................................................ 0.8088 KENTUCKY...................................................... 0.7844 LOUISIANA..................................................... 0.7291 MAINE......................................................... 0.9039 MARYLAND...................................................... 0.9179 MASSACHUSETTS................................................. 1.0217 MICHIGAN...................................................... 0.8741 MINNESOTA..................................................... 0.9339 MISSISSIPPI................................................... 0.7583 MISSOURI...................................................... 0.7829 MONTANA....................................................... 0.8701 NEBRASKA...................................................... 0.9035 NEVADA........................................................ 0.9833 NEW HAMPSHIRE................................................. 0.9940 NEW JERSEY \1\................................................ ........ NEW MEXICO.................................................... 0.8529 NEW YORK...................................................... 0.8403 NORTH CAROLINA................................................ 0.8501 NORTH DAKOTA.................................................. 0.7743 OHIO.......................................................... 0.8760 OKLAHOMA...................................................... 0.7537 OREGON........................................................ 1.0050 PENNSYLVANIA.................................................. 0.8348 PUERTO RICO................................................... 0.4047 RHODE ISLAND \1\.............................................. ........ SOUTH CAROLINA................................................ 0.8640 SOUTH DAKOTA.................................................. 0.8393 TENNESSEE..................................................... 0.7876 TEXAS......................................................... 0.7910 UTAH.......................................................... 0.8843 VERMONT....................................................... 0.9375 VIRGINIA...................................................... 0.8480 VIRGIN ISLANDS................................................ 0.7457 WASHINGTON.................................................... 1.0072 WEST VIRGINIA................................................. 0.8084 WISCONSIN..................................................... 0.9498 WYOMING....................................................... 0.9182

   \1\ All counties within State are classified as Urban

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   Addendum B.--Proposed CY 2005 Wage Index for Urban Areas--Pre-Floor and Pre-Reclassified Hospital Wage Index

   Wage MSA

   Urban area (constituent counties)

   index

   0040........................................ Abilene, TX............................................. 0.8009 Taylor, TX 0060........................................ Aguadilla, PR........................................... 0.4294 Aguada, PR Aguadilla, PR Moca, PR 0080........................................ Akron, OH............................................... 0.9055 Portage, OH Summit, OH 0120........................................ Albany, GA.............................................. 1.1266 Dougherty, GA Lee, GA 0160........................................ Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY............................. 0.8570 Albany, NY Montgomery, NY Rensselaer, NY Saratoga, NY Schenectady, NY Schoharie, NY 0200........................................ Albuquerque, NM......................................... 1.0485 Bernalillo, NM Sandoval, NM Valencia, NM 0220........................................ Alexandria, LA.......................................... 0.8171 Rapides, LA 0240........................................ Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA.......................... 0.9536 Carbon, PA Lehigh, PA Northampton, PA 0280........................................ Altoona, PA............................................. 0.8462 Blair, PA 0320........................................ Amarillo, TX, Potter, TX................................ 0.9178 Randall, TX 0380........................................ Anchorage, AK........................................... 1.2109 Anchorage, AK 0440........................................ Ann Arbor, MI........................................... 1.0817 Lenawee, MI Livingston, MI Washtenaw, MI 0450........................................ Anniston, AL............................................ 0.7881 Calhoun, AL 0460........................................ Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI............................. 0.9115 Calumet, WI Outagamie, WI Winnebago, WI 0470........................................ Arecibo, PR............................................. 0.3757 Arecibo, PR Camuy, PR Hatillo, PR 0480........................................ Asheville, NC........................................... 0.9502 Buncombe, NC Madison, NC 0500........................................ Athens, GA.............................................. 1.0203 Clarke, GA Madison, GA Oconee, GA 0520........................................ Atlanta, GA............................................. 0.9971 Barrow, GA Bartow, GA Carroll, GA Cherokee, GA Clayton, GA Cobb, GA Coweta, GA DeKalb, GA Douglas, GA Fayette, GA Forsyth, GA Fulton, GA Gwinnett, GA

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   Henry, GA Newton, GA Paulding, GA Pickens, GA Rockdale, GA Spalding, GA Walton, GA 0560........................................ Atlantic-Cape May, NJ................................... 1.0907 Atlantic, NJ Cape May, NJ 0580........................................ Auburn-Opelka, AL....................................... 0.8215 Lee, AL 0600........................................ Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................................... 0.9208 Columbia, GA McDuffie, GA Richmond, GA Aiken, SC Edgefield, SC 0640........................................ Austin-San Marcos, TX................................... 0.9596 Bastrop, TX Caldwell, TX Hays, TX Travis, TX Williamson, TX 0680........................................ Bakersfield, CA......................................... 1.0036 Kern, CA 0720........................................ Baltimore, MD........................................... 0.9908 Anne Arundel, MD Baltimore City, MD Carroll, MD Harford, MD Howard, MD Queen Annes, MD 0733........................................ Bangor, ME.............................................. 0.9955 Penobscot, ME 0743........................................ Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA................................. 1.2335 Barnstable, MA 0760........................................ Baton Rouge, LA......................................... 0.8354 Ascension, LA East Baton Rouge, LA Livingston, LA West Baton Rouge, LA 0840........................................ Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX................................ 0.8616 Hardin, TX Jefferson, TX Orange, TX 0860........................................ Bellingham, WA.......................................... 1.1643 Whatcom, WA 0870........................................ Benton Harbor, MI....................................... 0.8847 Berrien, MI 0875........................................ Bergen-Passaic, NJ...................................... 1.1967 Bergen, NJ Passaic, NJ 0880........................................ Billings, MT............................................ 0.8961 Yellowstone, MT 0920........................................ Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS.......................... 0.8649 Hancock, MS Harrison, MS Jackson, MS 0960........................................ Binghamton, NY.......................................... 0.8447 Broome, NY Tioga, NY 1000........................................ Birmingham, AL.......................................... 0.9199 Blount, AL Jefferson, AL St. Clair, AL Shelby, AL 1010........................................ Bismarck, ND............................................ 0.7505 Burleigh, ND Morton, ND

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   1020........................................ Bloomington, IN......................................... 0.8588 Monroe, IN 1040........................................ Bloomington-Normal, IL.................................. 0.9111 McLean, IL 1080........................................ Boise City, ID.......................................... 0.9352 Ada, ID Canyon, ID 1123........................................ Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH........ 1.1291 Bristol, MA Essex, MA Middlesex, MA Norfolk, MA Plymouth, MA Suffolk, MA Worcester, MA Hillsborough, NH Merrimack, NH Rockingham, NH Strafford, NH 1125........................................ Boulder-Longmont, CO.................................... 1.0046 Boulder, CO 1145........................................ Brazoria, TX............................................ 0.8525 Brazoria, TX 1150........................................ Bremerton, WA........................................... 1.0614 Kitsap, WA 1240........................................ Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................... 1.0125 Cameron, TX 1260........................................ Bryan-College Station, TX............................... 0.9219 Brazos, TX 1280........................................ Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............................... 0.9339 Erie, NY Niagara, NY 1303........................................ Burlington, VT.......................................... 0.9322 Chittenden, VT Franklin, VT Grand Isle, VT 1310........................................ Caguas, PR.............................................. 0.4061 Caguas, PR Cayey, PR Cidra, PR Gurabo, PR San Lorenzo, PR 1320........................................ Canton-Massillon, OH.................................... 0.8895 Carroll, OH Stark, OH 1350........................................ Casper, WY.............................................. 0.9244 Natrona, WY 1360........................................ Cedar Rapids, IA........................................ 0.8975 Linn, IA 1400........................................ Champaign-Urbana, IL.................................... 0.9527 Champaign, IL 1440........................................ Charleston-North Charleston, SC......................... 0.9420 Berkeley, SC Charleston, SC Dorchester, SC 1480........................................ Charleston, WV.......................................... 0.8876 Kanawha, WV Putnam, WV 1520........................................ Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC..................... 0.9712 Cabarrus, NC Gaston, NC Lincoln, NC Mecklenburg, NC Rowan, NC Stanley, NC Union, NC York, SC 1540........................................ Charlottesville, VA..................................... 1.0295 Albemarle, VA Charlottesville City, VA

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   Fluvanna, VA Greene, VA 1560........................................ Chattanooga, TN-GA...................................... 0.9207 Catoosa, GA Dade, GA Walker, GA Hamilton, TN Marion, TN 1580........................................ Cheyenne, WY............................................ 0.8980 Laramie, WY 1600........................................ Chicago, IL............................................. 1.0852 Cook, IL DeKalb, IL DuPage, IL Grundy, IL Kane, IL Kendall, IL Lake, IL McHenry, IL Will, IL 1620........................................ Chico-Paradise, CA...................................... 1.0543 Butte, CA 1640........................................ Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.................................... 0.9595 Dearborn, IN Ohio, IN Boone, KY Campbell, KY Gallatin, KY Grant, KY Kenton, KY Pendleton, KY Brown, OH Clermont, OH Hamilton, OH Warren, OH 1660........................................ Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY......................... 0.8022 Christian, KY Montgomery, TN 1680........................................ Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH............................. 0.9626 Ashtabula, OH Cuyahoga, OH Geauga, OH Lake, OH Lorain, OH Medina, OH 1720........................................ Colorado Springs, CO.................................... 0.9793 El Paso, CO 1740........................................ Columbia, MO............................................ 0.8396 Boone, MO 1760........................................ Columbia, SC............................................ 0.9450 Lexington, SC Richland, SC 1800........................................ Columbus, GA-AL......................................... 0.8690 Russell, AL Chattahoochee, GA Harris, GA Muscogee, GA 1840........................................ Columbus, OH............................................ 0.9753 Delaware, OH Fairfield, OH Franklin, OH Licking, OH Madison, OH Pickaway, OH 1880........................................ Corpus Christi, TX...................................... 0.8647 Nueces, TX San Patricio, TX 1890........................................ Corvallis, OR........................................... 1.0545 Benton, OR 1900........................................ Cumberland, MD-WV....................................... 0.8662

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   Allegany, MD Mineral, WV 1920........................................ Dallas, TX.............................................. 1.0049 Collin, TX Dallas, TX Denton, TX Ellis, TX Henderson, TX Hunt, TX Kaufman, TX Rockwall, TX 1950........................................ Danville, VA............................................ 0.8643 Danville City, VA Pittsylvania, VA 1960........................................ Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL..................... 0.8774 Scott, IA Henry, IL Rock Island, IL 2000........................................ Dayton-Springfield, OH.................................. 0.9232 Clark, OH Greene, OH Miami, OH Montgomery, OH 2020........................................ Daytona Beach, FL....................................... 0.8900 Flagler, FL Volusia, FL 2030........................................ Dacatur, AL............................................. 0.8894 Lawrence, AL Morgan, AL 2040........................................ Dacatur, IL............................................. 0.8122 Macon, IL 2080........................................ Denver, CO.............................................. 1.0905 Adams, CO Arapahoe, CO Denver, CO Douglas, CO Jefferson, CO 2120........................................ Des Moines, IA.......................................... 0.9267 Dallas, IA Polk, IA Warren, IA 2160........................................ Detroit, MI............................................. 1.0227 Lapeer, MI Macomb, MI Monroe, MI Oakland, MI St. Clair, MI Wayne, MI 2180........................................ Dothan, AL.............................................. 0.7597 Dale, AL Houston, AL 2190........................................ Dover, DE............................................... 0.9825 Kent, DE 2200........................................ Dubuque, IA............................................. 0.8748 Dubuque, IA 2240........................................ Duluth-Superior, MN-WI.................................. 1.0356 St. Louis, MN Douglas, WI 2281........................................ Dutchess County, NY..................................... 1.1658 Dutchess, NY 2290........................................ Eau Claire, WI.......................................... 0.9139 Chippewa, WI Eau Claire, WI 2320........................................ El Paso, TX............................................. 0.9065 El Paso, TX 2330........................................ Elkhart-Goshen, IN...................................... 0.9279 Elkhart, IN 2335........................................ Elmira, NY.............................................. 0.8445 Chemung, NY 2340........................................ Enid, OK................................................ 0.9001

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   Garfield, OK 2360........................................ Erie, PA................................................ 0.8699 Erie, PA 2400........................................ Eugene-Springfield, OR.................................. 1.0940 Lane, OR 2440........................................ Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY............................. 0.8395 Posey, IN Vanderburgh, IN Warrick, IN Henderson, KY 2520........................................ Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN................................... 0.9115 Clay, MN Cass, ND 2560........................................ Fayetteville, NC........................................ 0.9363 Cumberland, NC 2580........................................ Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR...................... 0.8637 Benton, AR Washington, AR 2620........................................ Flagstaff, AZ-UT........................................ 1.0611 Coconino, AZ Kane, UT 2640........................................ Flint, MI............................................... 1.1178 Genesee, MI 2650........................................ Florence, AL............................................ 0.7883 Colbert, AL Lauderdale, AL 2655........................................ Florence, SC............................................ 0.8961 Florence, SC 2670........................................ Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............................... 1.0219 Larimer, CO 2680........................................ Ft. Lauderdale, FL...................................... 1.0165 Broward, FL 2700........................................ Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL............................... 0.9372 Lee, FL 2710........................................ Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL.......................... 1.0046 Martin, FL St. Lucie, FL 2720........................................ Fort Smith, AR-OK....................................... 0.8303 Crawford, AR Sebastian, AR Sequoyah, OK 2750........................................ Fort Walton Beach, FL................................... 0.8786 Okaloosa, FL 2760........................................ Fort Wayne, IN.......................................... 0.9737 Adams, IN Allen, IN De Kalb, IN Huntington, IN Wells, IN Whitley, IN 2800........................................ Forth Worth-Arlington, TX............................... 0.9538 Hood, TX Johnson, TX Parker, TX Tarrant, TX 2840........................................ Fresno, CA.............................................. 1.0408 Fresno, CA Madera, CA 2880........................................ Gadsden, AL............................................. 0.8049 Etowah, AL 2900........................................ Gainesville, FL......................................... 0.9459 Alachua, FL 2920........................................ Galveston-Texas City, TX................................ 0.9403 Galveston, TX 2960........................................ Gary, IN................................................ 0.9343 Lake, IN Porter, IN 2975........................................ Glens Falls, NY......................................... 0.8467 Warren, NY Washington, NY

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   2980........................................ Goldsboro, NC........................................... 0.8779 Wayne, NC 2985........................................ Grand Forks, ND-MN...................................... 0.9092 Polk, MN Grand Forks, ND 2995........................................ Grand Junction, CO...................................... 0.9900 Mesa, CO 3000........................................ Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI....................... 0.9520 Allegan, MI Kent, MI Muskegon, MI Ottawa, MI 3040........................................ Great Falls, MT......................................... 0.8810 Cascade, MT 3060........................................ Greeley, CO............................................. 0.9444 Weld, CO 3080........................................ Green Bay, WI........................................... 0.9586 Brown, WI 3120........................................ Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point,.................... 0.9312 NC Alamance, NC Davidson, NC Davie, NC Forsyth, NC Guilford, NC Randolph, NC Stokes, NC Yadin, NC 3150........................................ Greenville, NC.......................................... 0.9183 Pitt, NC 3160........................................ Greenville, Spartanburg-Anderson, SC.................... 0.9400 Anderson, SC Cherokee, SC Greenville, SC Pickens, SC Spartanburg, SC 3180........................................ Hagerstown, MD.......................................... 0.9940 Washington, MD 3200........................................ Hamilton-Middletown, OH................................. 0.9066 Butler, OH 3240........................................ Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA......................... 0.9286 Cumberland, PA Dauphin, PA Lebanon, PA Perry, PA 3283........................................ Hartford, CT............................................ 1.1068 Hartford, CT Litchfield, CT Middlesex, CT Tolland, CT 3285........................................ Hattiesburg, MS......................................... 0.7362 Forrest, MS Lamar, MS 3290........................................ Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC............................ 0.9502 Alexander, NC Burke, NC Caldwell, NC Catawaba, NC 3320........................................ Honolulu, HI............................................ 1.1014 Honolulu, HI 3350........................................ Houma, LA............................................... 0.7721 Lafourche, LA Terrebonne, LA 3360........................................ Houston, TX............................................. 1.0117 Chambers, TX Fort Bend, TX Harris, TX Liberty, TX Montgomery, TX Waller, TX

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   3400........................................ Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH............................ 0.9565 Boyd, KY Carter, KY Grenup, KY Lawrence, OH Cabell, WV Wayne, WV 3440........................................ Huntsville, AL.......................................... 0.8851 Limestone, AL Madison, AL 3480........................................ Indianapolis, IN........................................ 1.0039 Boone, IN Hamilton, IN Hancoock, IN Hendricks, IN Johnson, IN Madison, IN Marion, IN Morgan, IN Shelby, IN 3500........................................ Iowa City, IA........................................... 0.9655 Johnson, IA 3520........................................ Jackson, MI............................................. 0.9146 Jackson, MI 3560........................................ Jackson, MS............................................. 0.8406 Hinds, MS Madison, MS Rankin MS 3580........................................ Jackson, TN............................................. 0.8900 Madison, TN Chester, TN 3600........................................ Jacksonville, FL........................................ 0.9548 Clay, FL Duval, FL Nassau, FL St. Johns, FL 3605........................................ Jacksonville, NC........................................ 0.8402 Onslow, NC 3610........................................ Jamestown, NY........................................... 0.7589 Chautauqua, NY 3620........................................ Janesville-Beloit, WI................................... 0.9583 Rock, WI 3640........................................ Jersey City, NJ......................................... 1.0923 Hudson, NJ 3660........................................ Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA................... 0.8203 Carter, TN Hawkins, TN Sullivan, TN Unicoi, TN Washington, TN Bristol City, VA Scott, VA Washington, VA 3680........................................ Johnstown, PA........................................... 0.7981 Cambria, PA Somerset, PA 3700........................................ Jonesboro, AR........................................... 0.7934 Craighead, AR 3710........................................ Joplin, MO.............................................. 0.8721 Jasper, MO Newton, MO 3720........................................ Kalamazoo-Battlecreek, MI............................... 1.0350 Calhoun, MI Kalamazoo, MI Van Buren, MI 3740........................................ Kankakee, IL............................................ 1.0603 Kankakee, IL 3760........................................ Kansas City, KS-MO...................................... 0.9642 Johnson, KS Leavenworth, KS

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   Miami, KS Wyandotte, KS Cass, MO Clay, MO Clinton, MO Jackson, MO Lafayette, MO Platte, MO Ray, MO 3800........................................ Kenosha, WI............................................. 0.9772 Kenosha, WI 3810........................................ Killeen-Temple, TX...................................... 0.9242 Bell, TX Coryell, TX 3840........................................ Knoxville, TN........................................... 0.8509 Anderson, TN Blount, TN Knox, TN Loudon, TN Sevier, TN Union, TN 3850........................................ Kokomo, IN.............................................. 0.8986 Howard, IN Tipton, IN 3870........................................ La Crosse, WI-MN........................................ 0.9290 Houston, MN La Crosse, WI 3880........................................ Lafayette, LA........................................... 0.8105 Acadia, LA Lafayette, LA St. Landry, LA St. Martin, LA 3920........................................ Lafayette, IN........................................... 0.9068 Clinton, IN Tippecanoe, IN 3960........................................ Lake Charles, LA........................................ 0.7959 Calcasieu, LA 3980........................................ Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL............................... 0.8931 Polk, FL 4000........................................ Lancaster, PA........................................... 0.9883 Lancaster, PA 4040........................................ Lansing-East Lansing, MI................................ 0.9659 Clinton, MI Eaton, MI Ingham, MI 4080........................................ Laredo, TX.............................................. 0.8747 Webb, TX 4100........................................ Las Cruces, NM.......................................... 0.8784 Dona Ana, NM 4120........................................ Las Vegas, NV-AZ........................................ 1.1121 Mohave, AZ Clark, NV Nye, NV 4150........................................ Lawrence, KS............................................ 0.8644 Douglas, KS 4200........................................ Lawton, OK.............................................. 0.8212 Comanche, OK 4243........................................ Lewiston-Auburn, ME..................................... 0.9562 Androscoggin, ME 4280........................................ Lexington, KY........................................... 0.8053 Bourbon, KY Clark, KY Fayette, KY Jessamine, KY Madison, KY Scott, KY Woodford, KY 4320........................................ Lima, OH................................................ 0.9258 Allen, OH Auglaize, OH

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   4360........................................ Lincoln, NE............................................. 1.0208 Lancaster, NE 4400........................................ Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR....................... 0.8827 Faulkner, AR Lonoke, AR Pulaski, AR Saline, AR 4420........................................ Longview-Marshall, TX................................... 0.8739 Gregg, TX Harrison, TX Upshur, TX 4480........................................ Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA.............................. 1.1732 Los Angeles, CA 4520........................................ Louisville, KY-IN....................................... 0.9163 Clark, IN Floyd, IN Harrison, IN Scott, IN Bullitt, KY Jefferson, KY Oldham, KY 4600........................................ Lubbock, TX............................................. 0.8777 Lubbock, TX 4640........................................ Lynchburg, VA........................................... 0.9018 Amherst, VA Bedford, VA Bedford City, VA Campbell, VA Lynchburg City, VA 4680........................................ Macon, GA............................................... 0.9596 Bibb, GA Houston, GA Jones, GA Peach, GA Twiggs, GA 4720........................................ Madison, WI............................................. 1.0395 Dane, WI 4800........................................ Mansfield, OH........................................... 0.9105 Crawford, OH Richland, OH 4840........................................ Mayaguez, PR............................................ 0.4769 Anasco, PR Cabo Rojo, PR Hormigueros, PR Mayaguez, PR Sabana Grande, PR San German, PR 4880........................................ McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX............................ 0.8602 Hidalgo, TX 4890........................................ Medford-Ashland, OR..................................... 1.0534 Jackson, OR 4900........................................ Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL....................... 0.9633 Brevard, FL 4920........................................ Memphis, TN-AR-MS....................................... 0.9234 Crittenden, AR DeSoto, MS Fayette, TN Shelby, TN Tipton, TN 4940........................................ Merced, CA.............................................. 1.0576 Merced, CA 5000........................................ Miami, FL............................................... 1.0026 Dade, FL 5015........................................ Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ........................ 1.1360 Hunterdon, NJ Middlesex, NJ Somerset, NJ 5080........................................ Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.................................. 1.0076 Milwaukee, WI Ozaukee, WI

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   Washington, WI Waukesha, WI 5120........................................ Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI............................. 1.1067 Anoka, MN Carver, MN Chisago, MN Dakota, MN Hennepin, MN Isanti, MN Ramsey, MN Scott, MN Sherburne, MN Washington, MN Wright, MN Pierce, WI St. Croix, WI 5140........................................ Missoula, MT............................................ 0.9618 Missoula, MT 5160........................................ Mobile, AL.............................................. 0.7933 Baldwin, AL Mobile, AL 5170........................................ Modesto, CA............................................. 1.1966 Stanislaus, CA 5190........................................ Monmouth-Ocean, NJ...................................... 1.0889 Monmouth, NJ Ocean, NJ 5200........................................ Monroe, LA.............................................. 0.7913 Ouachita, LA 5240........................................ Montgomery, AL.......................................... 0.8300 Autauga, AL Elmore, AL Montgomery, AL 5280........................................ Muncie, IN.............................................. 0.8580 Delaware, IN 5330........................................ Myrtle Beach, SC........................................ 0.9022 Horry, SC 5345........................................ Naples, FL.............................................. 1.0596 Collier, FL 5360........................................ Nashville, TN........................................... 1.0108 Cheatham, TN Davidson, TN Dickson, TN Robertson, TN Rutherford, TN Sumner, TN Williamson, TN Wilson, TN 5380........................................ Nassau-Suffolk, NY...................................... 1.2921 Nassau, NY Suffolk, NY 5483........................................ New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT..... 1.2254 Fairfield, CT New Haven, CT 5523........................................ New London-Norwich, CT.................................. 1.1596 New London, CT 5560........................................ New Orleans, LA......................................... 0.9103 Jefferson, LA Orleans, LA Plaquemines, LA St. Bernard, LA St. Charles, LA St. James, LA St. John The Baptist, LA St. Tammany, LA 5600........................................ New York, NY............................................ 1.3588 Bronx, NY Kings, NY New York, NY Putnam, NY Queens, NY

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   Richmond, NY Rockland, NY Westchester, NY 5640........................................ Newark, NJ.............................................. 1.1625 Essex, NJ Morris, NJ Sussex, NJ Union, NJ Warren, NJ 5660........................................ Newburgh, NY-PA......................................... 1.1171 Orange, NY Pike, PA

   Wage MSA Urban area (constituent counties) index 5720........................................ Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC.............. 0.8895 Currituck, NC Chesapeake City, VA Gloucester, VA Hampton City, VA Isle of Wight, VA James City, VA Mathews, VA Newport News City, VA Norfolk City, VA Poquoson City, VA Portsmouth City, VA Suffolk City, VA Virginia Beach City VA Williamsburg City, VA York, VA 5775........................................ Oakland, CA............................................. 1.5221 Alameda, CA Contra Costa, CA 5790........................................ Ocala, FL............................................... 0.9153 Marion, FL 5800........................................ Odessa-Midland, TX...................................... 0.9632 Ector, TX Midland, TX 5880........................................ Oklahoma City, OK....................................... 0.8966 Canadian, OK Cleveland, OK Logan, OK McClain, OK Oklahoma, OK Pottawatomie, OK 5910........................................ Olympia, WA............................................. 1.1007 Thurston, WA 5920........................................ Omaha, NE-IA............................................ 0.9754 Pottawattamie, IA Cass, NE Douglas, NE Sarpy, NE Washington, NE 5945........................................ Orange County, CA....................................... 1.1612 Orange, CA 5960........................................ Orlando, FL............................................. 0.9742 Lake, FL Orange, FL Osceola, FL Seminole, FL 5990........................................ Owensboro, KY........................................... 0.8434 Daviess, KY 6015........................................ Panama City, FL......................................... 0.8124 Bay, FL 6020........................................ Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH............................. 0.8288 Washington, OH Wood, WV 6080........................................ Pensacola, FL........................................... 0.8306 Escambia, FL

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   Santa Rosa, FL 6120........................................ Peoria-Pekin, IL........................................ 0.8886 Peoria, IL Tazewell, IL Woodford, IL 6160........................................ Philadelphia, PA-NJ..................................... 1.0824 Burlington, NJ Camden, NJ Gloucester, NJ Salem, NJ Bucks, PA Chester, PA Delaware, PA Mongtomery, PA Philadelphia, PA 6200........................................ Phoenix-Mesa, AZ........................................ 0.9982 Maricopa, AZ Pinal, AZ 6240........................................ Pine Bluff, AR.......................................... 0.8673 Jefferson, AR 6280........................................ Pittsburgh, PA.......................................... 0.8756 Allegheny, PA Beaver, PA Butler, PA Fayette, PA Washington, PA Westmoreland, PA 6323........................................ Pittsfield, MA.......................................... 1.0439 Berkshire, MA 6340........................................ Pocatello, ID........................................... 0.9602 Bannock, ID 6360........................................ Ponce, PR............................................... 0.4954 Guayanilla, PR Juana Diaz, PR Penuelas, PR Ponce, PR Villalba, PR Yauco, PR 6403........................................ Portland, ME............................................ 1.0112 Cumberland, ME Sagadahoc, ME York, ME 6440........................................ Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA............................... 1.1403 Clackamas, OR Columbia, OR Multnomah, OR Washington, OR Yamhill, OR Clark, WA 6483........................................ Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI........................ 1.1062 Bristol, RI Kent, RI Newport, RI Providence, RI Washington, RI 6520........................................ Provo-Orem, UT.......................................... 0.9613 Utah, UT 6560........................................ Pueblo, CO.............................................. 0.8752 Pueblo, CO 6580........................................ Punta Gorda, FL......................................... 0.9441 Charlotte, FL 6600........................................ Racine, WI.............................................. 0.9045 Racine, WI 6640........................................ Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.......................... 1.0258 Chatham, NC Durham, NC Franklin, NC Johnston, NC Orange, NC Wake, NC

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   6660........................................ Rapid City, SD.......................................... 0.8912 Pennington, SD 6680........................................ Reading, PA............................................. 0.9216 Berks, PA 6690........................................ Redding, CA............................................. 1.1835 Shasta, CA 6720........................................ Reno, NV................................................ 1.0456 Washoe, NV 6740........................................ Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA............................ 1.0520 Benton, WA Franklin, WA 6760........................................ Richmond-Petersburg, VA................................. 0.9398 Charles City County, VA Chesterfield, VA Colonia Heights City, VA Dinwiddie, VA Goochland, VA Hanover, VA Henrico, VA Hopewell City, VA New Kent, VA Petersburg City, VA Powhatan, VA Prince George, VA Richmond City, VA 6780........................................ Riverside-San Bernardino, CA............................ 1.0975 Riverside, CA San Bernardino, CA 6800........................................ Roanoke, VA............................................. 0.8429 Botetourt, VA Roanoke, VA Roanoke City, VA Salem City, VA 6820........................................ Rochester, MN........................................... 1.1504 Olmsted, MN 6840........................................ Rochester, NY........................................... 0.9196 Genesee, NY Livingston, NY Monroe, NY Ontario, NY Orleans, NY Wayne, NY 6880........................................ Rockford, IL............................................ 0.9626 Boone, IL Ogle, IL Winnebago, IL 6895........................................ Rocky Mount, NC......................................... 0.8998 Edgecombe, NC Nash, NC 6920........................................ Sacramento, CA.......................................... 1.1849 El Dorado, CA Placer, CA Sacramento, CA 6960........................................ Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI............................ 0.9696 Bay, MI Midland, MI Saginaw, MI 6980........................................ St. Cloud, MN........................................... 1.0215 Benton, MN Stearns, MN 7000........................................ St. Joseph, MO.......................................... 1.0013 Andrew, MO Buchanan, MO 7040........................................ St. Louis, MO-IL........................................ 0.9081 Clinton, IL Jersey, IL Madison, IL Monroe, IL St. Clair, IL Franklin, MO

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   Jefferson, MO Lincoln, MO St. Charles, MO St. Louis, MO St. Louis City, MO Warren, MO 7080........................................ Salem, OR............................................... 1.0557 Marion, OR Polk, OR 7120........................................ Salinas, CA............................................. 1.3823 Monterey, CA 7160........................................ Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT................................ 0.9487 Davis, UT Salt Lake, UT Weber, UT 7200........................................ San Angelo, TX.......................................... 0.8168 Tom Green, TX 7240........................................ San Antonio, TX......................................... 0.9023 Bexar, TX Comal, TX Guadalupe, TX Wilson, TX 7320........................................ San Diego, CA........................................... 1.1267 San Diego, CA 7360........................................ San Francisco, CA....................................... 1.4712 Marin, CA San Francisco, CA San Mateo, CA 7400........................................ San Jose, CA............................................ 1.4744 Santa Clara, CA 7440........................................ San Juan-Bayamon, PR.................................... 0.4802 Aguas Buenas, PR Barceloneta, PR Bayamon, PR Canovanas, PR Carolina, PR Catano, PR Ceiba, PR Comerio, PR Corozal, PR Dorado, PR Fajardo, PR Florida, PR Guaynabo, PR Humacao, PR Juncos, PR Los Piedras, PR Loiza, PR Luguillo, PR Manati, PR Morovis, PR Naguabo, PR Naranjito, PR Rio Grande, PR San Juan, PR Toa Alta, PR Toa Baja, PR Trujillo Alto, PR Vega Alta, PR Vega Baja, PR Yabucoa, PR 7460........................................ San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso......................... 1.1118 Robles, CA San Luis Obispo, CA 7480........................................ Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA.................... 1.0771 Santa Barbara, CA 7485........................................ Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.............................. 1.4780 Santa Cruz, CA 7490........................................ Santa Fe, NM............................................ 1.0590 Los Alamos, NM

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   Santa Fe, NM 7500........................................ Santa Rosa, CA.......................................... 1.2962 Sonoma, CA 7510........................................ Sarasota-Bradenton, FL.................................. 0.9630 Manatee, FL Sarasota, FL 7520........................................ Savannah, GA............................................ 0.9460 Bryan, GA Chatham, GA Effingham, GA 7560........................................ Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA...................... 0.8523 Columbia, PA Lackawanna, PA Luzerne, PA Wyoming, PA 7600........................................ Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA............................ 1.1479 Island, WA King, WA Snohomish, WA 7610........................................ Sharon, PA.............................................. 0.7881 Mercer, PA 7620........................................ Sheboygan, WI........................................... 0.8949 Sheboygan, WI 7640........................................ Sherman-Denison, TX..................................... 0.9617 Grayson, TX 7680........................................ Shreveport-Bossier City, LA............................. 0.9112 Bossier, LA Caddo, LA Webster, LA 7720........................................ Sioux City, IA-NE....................................... 0.9094 Woodbury, IA Dakota, NE 7760........................................ Sioux Falls, SD......................................... 0.9441 Lincoln, SD Minnehaha, SD 7800........................................ South Bend, IN.......................................... 0.9447 St. Joseph, IN 7840........................................ Spokane, WA............................................. 1.0661 Spokane, WA 7880........................................ Springfield, IL......................................... 0.8738 Menard, IL Sangamon, IL 7920........................................ Springfield, MO......................................... 0.8597 Christian, MO Greene, MO Webster, MO 8003........................................ Springfield, MA......................................... 1.0174 Hampden, MA Hampshire, MA 8050........................................ State College, PA....................................... 0.8462 Centre, PA 8080........................................ Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV............................. 0.8281 Jefferson, OH Brooke, WV Hancock, WV 8120........................................ Stockton-Lodi, CA....................................... 1.0564 San Joaquin, CA 8140........................................ Sumter, SC.............................................. 0.8520 Sumter, SC 8160........................................ Syracuse, NY............................................ 0.9394 Cayuga, NY Madison, NY Onondaga, NY Oswego, NY 8200........................................ Tacoma, WA.............................................. 1.1078 Pierce, WA 8240........................................ Tallahassee, FL......................................... 0.8656 Gadsden, FL Leon, FL 8280........................................ Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL..................... 0.9024

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   Hernando, FL Hillsborough, FL Pasco, FL Pinellas, FL 8320........................................ Terre Haute, IN......................................... 0.8582 Clay, IN Vermillion, IN Vigo, IN 8360........................................ Texarkana, AR-Texarkana, TX............................. 0.8414 Miller, AR Bowie, TX 8400........................................ Toledo, OH.............................................. 0.9525 Fulton, OH Lucas, OH Wood, OH 8440........................................ Topeka, KS.............................................. 0.8904 Shawnee, KS 8480........................................ Trenton, NJ............................................. 1.0276 Mercer, NJ 8520........................................ Tucson, AZ.............................................. 0.8926 Pima, AZ 8560........................................ Tulsa, OK............................................... 0.8729 Creek, OK Osage, OK Rogers, OK Tulsa, OK Wagoner, OK 8600........................................ Tuscaloosa, AL.......................................... 0.8440 Tuscaloosa, AL 8640........................................ Tyler, TX............................................... 0.9502 Smith, TX 8680........................................ Utica-Rome, NY.......................................... 0.8295 Herkimer, NY Oneida, NY 8720........................................ Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA.............................. 1.3517 Napa, CA Solano, CA 8735........................................ Ventura, CA............................................. 1.1105 Ventura, CA 8750........................................ Victoria, TX............................................ 0.8469 Victoria, TX 8760........................................ Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ........................ 1.0573 Cumberland, NJ 8780........................................ Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA.......................... 0.9964 Tulare, CA 8800........................................ Waco, TX................................................ 0.8146 McLennan, TX 8840........................................ Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV................................. 1.0971 District of Columbia, DC Calvert, MD Charles, MD Frederick, MD Montgomery, MD Prince Georges, MD Alexandria City, VA Arlington, VA Clarke, VA Culpeper, VA Fairfax, VA Fairfax City, VA Falls Church City, VA Fauquier, VA Fredericksburg City, VA King George, VA Loudoun, VA Manassas City, VA Manassas Park City, VA Prince William, VA Spotsylvania, VA Stafford, VA

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   Warren, VA Berkeley, WV Jefferson, WV 8920........................................ Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA................................ 0.8633 Black Hawk, IA 8940........................................ Wausau, WI.............................................. 0.9570 Marathon, WI 8960........................................ West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL.......................... 1.0059 Palm Beach, FL 9000........................................ Wheeling, WV-OH......................................... 0.7449 Belmont, OH Marshall, WV Ohio, WV 9040........................................ Wichita, KS............................................. 0.9473 Butler, KS Harvey, KS Sedgwick, KS 9080........................................ Wichita Falls, TX....................................... 0.8395 Archer, TX Wichita, TX 9140........................................ Williamsport, PA........................................ 0.8486 Lycoming, PA 9160........................................ Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD................................ 1.1121 New Castle, DE Cecil, MD 9200........................................ Wilmington, NC.......................................... 0.9237 New Hanover, NC Brunswick, NC 9260........................................ Yakima, WA.............................................. 1.0323 Yakima, WA 9270........................................ Yolo, CA................................................ 0.9378 Yolo, CA 9280........................................ York, PA................................................ 0.9150 York, PA 9320........................................ Youngstown-Warren, OH................................... 0.9518 Columbiana, OH Mahoning, OH Trumbull, OH 9340........................................ Yuba City, CA........................................... 1.0364 Sutter, CA Yuba, CA 9360........................................ Yuma, AZ................................................ 0.8871 Yuma, AZ

   Addendum C.--Comparison of Pre-Floor and Pre-Reclassified Hospital Wage Index for FY 2003 and Proposed CY 2005

   Percent Proposed change, FY Rural area

   FY 2003 CY 2005 2003- wage index wage index proposed CY 2005

   ALABAMA.......................... 0.7660 0.7637

   -0.30 ALASKA........................... 1.2293 1.1637

   -5.34 ARIZONA.......................... 0.8493 0.9140

   7.62 ARKANSAS......................... 0.7666 0.7704

   0.50 CALIFORNIA....................... 0.9840 1.0297

   4.64 COLORADO......................... 0.9015 0.9368

   3.92 CONNECTICUT...................... 1.2394 1.1586

   -6.52 DELAWARE......................... 0.9128 0.9504

   4.12 FLORIDA.......................... 0.8814 0.8789

   -0.28 GEORGIA.......................... 0.8230 0.8247

   0.21 GUAM............................. 0.9611 0.9611

   0.00 HAWAII........................... 1.0255 1.0522

   2.60 IDAHO............................ 0.8747 0.8826

   0.90 ILLINOIS......................... 0.8204 0.8341

   1.67 INDIANA.......................... 0.8755 0.8736

   -0.22 IOWA............................. 0.8315 0.8550

   2.83

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   KANSAS........................... 0.7923 0.8088

   2.08 KENTUCKY......................... 0.8079 0.7844

   -2.91 LOUISIANA........................ 0.7567 0.7291

   -3.65 MAINE............................ 0.8874 0.9039

   1.86 MARYLAND......................... 0.8946 0.9179

   2.60 MASSACHUSETTS.................... 1.1288 1.0217

   -9.49 MICHIGAN......................... 0.9000 0.8741

   -2.88 MINNESOTA........................ 0.9151 0.9339

   2.05 MISSISSIPPI...................... 0.7680 0.7583

   -1.26 MISSOURI......................... 0.8021 0.7829

   -2.39 MONTANA.......................... 0.8481 0.8701

   2.59 NEBRASKA......................... 0.8204 0.9035

   10.13 NEVADA........................... 0.9577 0.9833

   2.67 NEW HAMPSHIRE.................... 0.9796 0.9940

   1.47 New Jersey....................... ........... ........... NEW MEXICO....................... 0.8872 0.8529

   -3.87 NEW YORK......................... 0.8542 0.8403

   -1.63 NORTH CAROLINA................... 0.8666 0.8501

   -1.90 NORTH DAKOTA..................... 0.7788 0.7743

   -0.58 OHIO............................. 0.8613 0.8760

   1.71 OKLAHOMA......................... 0.7590 0.7537

   -0.70 OREGON........................... 1.0303 1.0050

   -2.46 PENNSYLVANIA..................... 0.8462 0.8348

   -1.35 PUERTO RICO...................... 0.4356 0.4047

   -7.09 RHODE ISLAND..................... ........... ........... ........... SOUTH CAROLINA................... 0.8607 0.8640

   0.38 SOUTH DAKOTA..................... 0.7815 0.8393

   7.40 TENNESSEE........................ 0.7877 0.7876

   -0.01 TEXAS............................ 0.7821 0.7910

   1.14 UTAH............................. 0.9312 0.8843

   -5.04 VERMONT.......................... 0.9345 0.9375

   0.32 VIRGINIA......................... 0.8504 0.8480

   -0.28 VIRGIN ISLANDS................... 0.7845 0.7457

   -4.95 WASHINGTON....................... 1.0179 1.0072

   -1.05 WEST VIRGINIA.................... 0.7975 0.8084

   1.37 WISCONSIN........................ 0.9162 0.9498

   3.67 WYOMING.......................... 0.9007 0.9182

   1.94

   Percent Proposed change, FY Urban MSA

   FY 2003 CY 2005 2003- wage index wage index proposed CY 2005

   0040............................. 0.7792 0.8009

   2.78 0060............................. 0.4587 0.4294

   -6.39 0080............................. 0.9600 0.9055

   -5.68 0120............................. 1.0594 1.1266

   6.34 0160............................. 0.8384 0.8570

   2.22 0200............................. 0.9315 1.0485>

   12.56 0220............................. 0.7859 0.8171

   3.97 0240............................. 0.9735 0.9536

   -2.04 0280............................. 0.9225 0.8462

   -8.27 0320............................. 0.9034 0.9178

   1.59 0380............................. 1.2358 1.2109

   -2.01 0440............................. 1.1103 1.0817

   -2.58 0450............................. 0.8044 0.7881

   -2.03 0460............................. 0.8997 0.9115

   1.31 0470............................. 0.4337 0.3757 -13.37 0480............................. 0.9876 0.9502

   -3.79 0500............................. 1.0211 1.0203

   -0.08 0520............................. 0.9991 0.9971

   -0.20 0560............................. 1.1017 1.0907

   -1.00 0580............................. 0.8325 0.8215

   -1.32 0600............................. 1.0264 0.9208 -10.29 0640............................. 0.9637 0.9596

   -0.43 0680............................. 0.9899 1.0036

   1.38

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   0720............................. 0.9929 0.9908

   -0.21 0733............................. 0.9664 0.9955

   3.01 0743............................. 1.3202 1.2335

   -6.57 0760............................. 0.8294 0.8354

   0.72 0840............................. 0.8324 0.8616

   3.51 0860............................. 1.2282 1.1643

   -5.20 0870............................. 0.9042 0.8847

   -2.16 0875............................. 1.2150 1.1967

   -1.51 0880............................. 0.9022 0.8961

   -0.68 0920............................. 0.8757 0.8649

   -1.23 0960............................. 0.8341 0.8447

   1.27 1000............................. 0.9222 0.9199

   -0.25 1010............................. 0.7972 0.7505

   -5.86 1020............................. 0.8907 0.8588

   -3.58 1040............................. 0.9109 0.9111

   0.02 1080............................. 0.9310 0.9352

   0.45 1123............................. 1.1235 1.1291

   0.50 1125............................. 0.9689 1.0046

   3.68 1145............................. 0.8535 0.8525

   -0.12 1150............................. 1.0944 1.0614

   -3.02 1240............................. 0.8880 1.0125

   14.02 1260............................. 0.8821 0.9219

   4.51 1280............................. 0.9365 0.9339

   -0.28 1303............................. 1.0052 0.9322

   -7.26 1310............................. 0.4371 0.4061

   -7.09 1320............................. 0.8932 0.8895

   -0.41 1350............................. 0.9690 0.9244

   -4.60 1360............................. 0.9056 0.8975

   -0.89 1400............................. 1.0635 0.9527 -10.42 1440............................. 0.9235 0.9420

   2.00 1480............................. 0.8898 0.8876

   -0.25 1520............................. 0.9850 0.9712

   -1.40 1540............................. 1.0438 1.0295

   -1.37 1560............................. 0.8976 0.9207

   2.57 1580............................. 0.8628 0.8980

   4.08 1600............................. 1.1044 1.0852

   -1.74 1620............................. 0.9745 1.0543

   8.19 1640............................. 0.9381 0.9595

   2.28 1660............................. 0.8406 0.8022

   -4.57 1680............................. 0.9670 0.9626

   -0.46 1720............................. 0.9916 0.9793

   -1.24 1740............................. 0.8496 0.8396

   -1.18 1760............................. 0.9307 0.9450

   1.54 1800............................. 0.8374 0.8690

   3.77 1840............................. 0.9751 0.9753

   0.02 1880............................. 0.8729 0.8647

   -0.94 1890............................. 1.1453 1.0545

   -7.93 1900............................. 0.7847 0.8662

   10.39 1920............................. 0.9998 1.0049

   0.51 1950............................. 0.8859 0.8643

   -2.44 1960............................. 0.8835 0.8774

   -0.69 2000............................. 0.9282 0.9232

   -0.54 2020............................. 0.9062 0.8900

   -1.79 2030............................. 0.8973 0.8894

   -0.88 2040............................. 0.8055 0.8122

   0.83 2080............................. 1.0601 1.0905

   2.87 2120............................. 0.8791 0.9267

   5.41 2160............................. 1.0448 1.0227

   -2.12 2180............................. 0.8137 0.7597

   -6.64 2190............................. 0.9356 0.9825

   5.01 2200............................. 0.8795 0.8748

   -0.53 2240............................. 1.0368 1.0356

   -0.12 2281............................. 1.0684 1.1658

   9.12 2290............................. 0.8952 0.9139

   2.09 2320............................. 0.9265 0.9065

   -2.16 2330............................. 0.9722 0.9279

   -4.56 2335............................. 0.8416 0.8445

   0.34 2340............................. 0.8376 0.9001

   7.46 2360............................. 0.8925 0.8699

   -2.53 2400............................. 1.0944 1.0940

   -0.04

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   2440............................. 0.8177 0.8395

   2.67 2520............................. 0.9684 0.9115

   -5.88 2560............................. 0.8889 0.9363

   5.33 2580............................. 0.8100 0.8637

   6.63 2620............................. 1.0682 1.0611

   -0.66 2640............................. 1.1135 1.1178

   0.39 2650............................. 0.7792 0.7883

   1.17 2655............................. 0.8780 0.8961

   2.06 2670............................. 1.0066 1.0219

   1.52 2680............................. 1.0297 1.0165

   -1.28 2700............................. 0.9680 0.9372

   -3.18 2710............................. 0.9823 1.0046

   2.27 2720............................. 0.7895 0.8303

   5.17 2750............................. 0.9693 0.8786

   -9.36 2760............................. 0.9457 0.9737

   2.96 2800............................. 0.9446 0.9538

   0.97 2840............................. 1.0216 1.0408

   1.88 2880............................. 0.8505 0.8049

   -5.36 2900............................. 0.9871 0.9459

   -4.17 2920............................. 0.9465 0.9403

   -0.66 2960............................. 0.9584 0.9343

   -2.51 2975............................. 0.8281 0.8467

   2.25 2980............................. 0.8892 0.8779

   -1.27 2985............................. 0.8897 0.9092

   2.19 2995............................. 0.9456 0.9900

   4.70 3000............................. 0.9525 0.9520

   -0.05 3040............................. 0.8950 0.8810

   -1.56 3060............................. 0.9237 0.9444

   2.24 3080............................. 0.9502 0.9586

   0.88 3120............................. 0.9282 0.9312

   0.32 3150............................. 0.9100 0.9183

   0.91 3160............................. 0.9122 0.9400

   3.05 3180............................. 0.9268 0.9940

   7.25 3200............................. 0.9418 0.9066

   -3.74 3240............................. 0.9223 0.9286

   0.68 3283............................. 1.1549 1.1068

   -4.16 3285............................. 0.7659 0.7362

   -3.88 3290............................. 0.9028 0.9502

   5.25 3320............................. 1.1457 1.1014

   -3.87 3350............................. 0.8385 0.7721

   -7.92 3360............................. 0.9892 1.0117

   2.27 3400............................. 0.9636 0.9565

   -0.74 3440............................. 0.8903 0.8851

   -0.58 3480............................. 0.9717 1.0039

   3.31 3500............................. 0.9587 0.9655

   0.71 3520............................. 0.9532 0.9146

   -4.05 3560............................. 0.8607 0.8406

   -2.34 3580............................. 0.9275 0.8900

   -4.04 3600............................. 0.9381 0.9548

   1.78 3605............................. 0.8239 0.8402

   1.98 3610............................. 0.7976 0.7589

   -4.85 3620............................. 0.9849 0.9583

   -2.70 3640............................. 1.1190 1.0923

   -2.39 3660............................. 0.8268 0.8203

   -0.79 3680............................. 0.8329 0.7981

   -4.18 3700............................. 0.7749 0.7934

   2.39 3710............................. 0.8613 0.8721

   1.25 3720............................. 1.0595 1.0350

   -2.31 3740............................. 1.0790 1.0603

   -1.73 3760............................. 0.9736 0.9642

   -0.97 3800............................. 0.9686 0.9772

   0.89 3810............................. 1.0399 0.9242 -11.13 3840............................. 0.8970 0.8509

   -5.14 3850............................. 0.8971 0.8986

   0.17 3870............................. 0.9400 0.9290

   -1.17 3880............................. 0.8475 0.8105

   -4.37 3920............................. 0.9278 0.9068

   -2.26 3960............................. 0.7965 0.7959

   -0.08 3980............................. 0.9357 0.8931

   -4.55 4000............................. 0.9078 0.9883

   8.87

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   4040............................. 0.9726 0.9659

   -0.69 4080............................. 0.8472 0.8747

   3.25 4100............................. 0.8745 0.8784

   0.45 4120............................. 1.1521 1.1121

   -3.47 4150............................. 0.7923 0.8644

   9.10 4200............................. 0.8315 0.8212

   -1.24 4243............................. 0.9179 0.9562

   4.17 4280............................. 0.8581 0.8053

   -6.15 4320............................. 0.9483 0.9258

   -2.37 4360............................. 0.9892 1.0208

   3.19 4400............................. 0.9097 0.8827

   -2.97 4420............................. 0.8629 0.8739

   1.27 4480............................. 1.2001 1.1732

   -2.24 4520............................. 0.9276 0.9163

   -1.22 4600............................. 0.9646 0.8777

   -9.01 4640............................. 0.9219 0.9018

   -2.18 4680............................. 0.9204 0.9596

   4.26 4720............................. 1.0467 1.0395

   -0.69 4800............................. 0.8900 0.9105

   2.30 4840............................. 0.4914 0.4769

   -2.95 4880............................. 0.8428 0.8602

   2.06 4890............................. 1.0498 1.0534

   0.34 4900............................. 1.0253 0.9633

   -6.05 4920............................. 0.8920 0.9234

   3.52 4940............................. 0.9837 1.0576

   7.51 5000............................. 0.9802 1.0026

   2.29 5015............................. 1.1213 1.1360

   1.31 5080............................. 0.9893 1.0076

   1.85 5120............................. 1.0903 1.1067

   1.50 5140............................. 0.9157 0.9618

   5.03 5160............................. 0.8108 0.7933

   -2.16 5170............................. 1.0498 1.1966

   13.98 5190............................. 1.0674 1.0889

   2.01 5200............................. 0.8137 0.7913

   -2.75 5240............................. 0.7734 0.8300

   7.32 5280............................. 0.9284 0.8580

   -7.58 5330............................. 0.8976 0.9022

   0.51 5345............................. 0.9754 1.0596

   8.63 5360............................. 0.9578 1.0108

   5.53 5380............................. 1.3357 1.2921

   -3.26 5483............................. 1.2408 1.2254

   -1.24 5523............................. 1.1767 1.1596

   -1.45 5560............................. 0.9046 0.9103

   0.63 5600............................. 1.4414 1.3588

   -5.73 5640............................. 1.1381 1.1625

   2.14 5660............................. 1.1387 1.1171

   -1.90 5720............................. 0.8574 0.8895

   3.74 5775............................. 1.5072 1.5221

   0.99 5790............................. 0.9402 0.9153

   -2.65 5800............................. 0.9397 0.9632

   2.50 5880............................. 0.8900 0.8966

   0.74 5910............................. 1.0960 1.1007

   0.43 5920............................. 0.9978 0.9754

   -2.24 5945............................. 1.1474 1.1612

   1.20 5960............................. 0.9640 0.9742

   1.06 5990............................. 0.8344 0.8434

   1.08 6015............................. 0.8865 0.8124

   -8.36 6020............................. 0.8127 0.8288

   1.98 6080............................. 0.8645 0.8306

   -3.92 6120............................. 0.8739 0.8886

   1.68 6160............................. 1.0713 1.0824

   1.04 6200............................. 0.9820 0.9982

   1.65 6240............................. 0.7962 0.8673

   8.93 6280............................. 0.9365 0.8756

   -6.50 6323............................. 1.0235 1.0439

   1.99 6340............................. 0.9372 0.9602

   2.45 6360............................. 0.5169 0.4954

   -4.16 6403............................. 0.9794 1.0112

   3.25 6440............................. 1.0667 1.1403

   6.90 6483............................. 1.0854 1.1062

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   6520............................. 0.9984 0.9613

   -3.72 6560............................. 0.8820 0.8752

   -0.77 6580............................. 0.9218 0.9441

   2.42 6600............................. 0.9334 0.9045

   -3.10 6640............................. 0.9990 1.0258

   2.68 6660............................. 0.8846 0.8912

   0.75 6680............................. 0.9295 0.9216

   -0.85 6690............................. 1.1135 1.1835

   6.29 6720............................. 1.0648 1.0456

   -1.80 6740............................. 1.1491 1.0520

   -8.45 6760............................. 0.9477 0.9398

   -0.83 6780............................. 1.1365 1.0975

   -3.43 6800............................. 0.8614 0.8429

   -2.15 6820............................. 1.2139 1.1504

   -5.23 6840............................. 0.9194 0.9196

   0.02 6880............................. 0.9625 0.9626

   0.01 6895............................. 0.9228 0.8998

   -2.49 6920............................. 1.1500 1.1849

   3.03 6960............................. 0.9650 0.9696

   0.48 6980............................. 0.9700 1.0215

   5.31 7000............................. 0.8021 1.0013

   24.83 7040............................. 0.8855 0.9081

   2.55 7080............................. 1.0367 1.0557

   1.83 7120............................. 1.4623 1.3823

   -5.47 7160............................. 0.9945 0.9487

   -4.61 7200............................. 0.8374 0.8168

   -2.46 7240............................. 0.8753 0.9023

   3.08 7320............................. 1.1131 1.1267

   1.22 7360............................. 1.4142 1.4712

   4.03 7400............................. 1.4145 1.4744

   4.23 7440............................. 0.4741 0.4802

   1.29 7460............................. 1.1271 1.1118

   -1.36 7480............................. 1.0481 1.0771

   2.77 7485............................. 1.3646 1.4780

   8.31 7490............................. 1.0712 1.0590

   -1.14 7500............................. 1.3046 1.2962

   -0.64 7510............................. 0.9425 0.9630

   2.18 7520............................. 0.9376 0.9460

   0.90 7560............................. 0.8599 0.8523

   -0.88 7600............................. 1.1474 1.1479

   0.04 7610............................. 0.7869 0.7881

   0.15 7620............................. 0.8697 0.8949

   2.90 7640............................. 0.9255 0.9617

   3.91 7680............................. 0.8987 0.9112

   1.39 7720............................. 0.9046 0.9094

   0.53 7760............................. 0.9257 0.9441

   1.99 7800............................. 0.9802 0.9447

   -3.62 7840............................. 1.0852 1.0661

   -1.76 7880............................. 0.8659 0.8738

   0.91 7920............................. 0.8424 0.8597

   2.05 8003............................. 1.0927 1.0174

   -6.89 8050............................. 0.8941 0.8462

   -5.36 8080............................. 0.8804 0.8281

   -5.94 8120............................. 1.0506 1.0564

   0.55 8140............................. 0.8273 0.8520

   2.99 8160............................. 0.9714 0.9394

   -3.29 8200............................. 1.0940 1.1078

   1.26 8240............................. 0.8504 0.8656

   1.79 8280............................. 0.9065 0.9024

   -0.45 8320............................. 0.8599 0.8582

   -0.20 8360............................. 0.8088 0.8414

   4.03 8400............................. 0.9810 0.9525

   -2.91 8440............................. 0.9199 0.8904

   -3.21 8480............................. 1.0432 1.0276

   -1.50 8520............................. 0.8911 0.8926

   0.17 8560............................. 0.8332 0.8729

   4.76 8600............................. 0.8130 0.8440

   3.81 8640............................. 0.9521 0.9502

   -0.20 8680............................. 0.8465 0.8295

   -2.01 8720............................. 1.3354 1.3517

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   8735............................. 1.1096 1.1105

   0.08 8750............................. 0.8756 0.8469

   -3.28 8760............................. 1.0031 1.0573

   5.40 8780............................. 0.9429 0.9964

   5.67 8800............................. 0.8073 0.8146

   0.90 8840............................. 1.0851 1.0971

   1.11 8920............................. 0.8069 0.8633

   6.99 8940............................. 0.9782 0.9570

   -2.17 8960............................. 0.9939 1.0059

   1.21 9000............................. 0.7670 0.7449

   -2.88 9040............................. 0.9520 0.9473

   -0.49 9080............................. 0.8498 0.8395

   -1.21 9140............................. 0.8544 0.8486

   -0.68 9160............................. 1.1173 1.1121

   -0.47 9200............................. 0.9640 0.9237

   -4.18 9260............................. 1.0569 1.0323

   -2.33 9270............................. 0.9434 0.9378

   -0.59 9280............................. 0.9026 0.9150

   1.37 9320............................. 0.9358 0.9518

   1.71 9340............................. 1.0276 1.0364

   0.86 9360............................. 0.8589 0.8871

   3.28

3. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking

   We ordinarily publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to provide a period for public comment before the provisions of a Notice such as this takes effect. We can waive this procedure, however, if we find good cause that notice and comment procedure is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest and incorporate a statement of the finding and the reasons for it into the notice issued.

   We find it unnecessary to undertake notice and comment rulemaking because this notice merely provides technical corrections to the regulations and makes no substantive changes to the regulation. Therefore, we find good cause to waive notice and comment procedures.

   (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.773, Medicare--Hospital Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicare-- Supplementary Medical Insurance Program) Ann C. Agnew, Executive Secretary to the Department.

   [FR Doc. 04-17417 Filed 7-29-04; 8:45 am]

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