Proposed Rule FFY 2019 PUF
CMS published the Proposed Rule Public Use File (PUF) for the FY 2019 wage index and occupational mix on 4/27/2017. This file reflects the Worksheet S-3, Parts II and III wage data from cost reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 (FY Beginning from 10/1/14 to 9/30/2015). As noted in the wage index development timetable hospitals have the right to request corrections to their wage index data files if they can establish that the A/B MACS or CMS made a data entry or transmission error in the final FY 2019 wage index data files. A hospital requesting a correction must submit its request, by hard copy and email, along with complete, appropriate detailed documentation, to both its A/B MACS and CMS, no later than May 30, 2018.
The following file has been created and can be downloaded and used with the Wage Index Verification Tool for the Federal Fiscal Year 2019, Preliminary PUF: