Preliminary Public Use File (PUF) for the FY 2021 Wage Index
CMS published a proposed Public Use File (PUF) for the FY 2021 wage Index January 31, 2020. This file reflects the Worksheet S-3, Parts II and III wage data from cost reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 (FY Beginning from 10/1/16 to 9/30/2017). Per the CMS notice “All requests from hospitals for corrections to their FY 2021 wage index data must be submitted to and received by their Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) on or before February 14, 2020.“
The following file has been created and can be downloaded and used with the Wage Index Verification Tool for the Federal Fiscal Year 2021, Proposed PUF:
Categories: Wage Index PUF Files