FY 2014 Wage Index Home Page

1. FY 2014 Hospital Wage Index Development Time Table

Note: CMS has made the following changes to the timetable since its initial release:

• CMS extended the deadline for all hospitals to submit revisions to their wage data and occupational mix data to December 10, 2012 since numerous providers wage index data were omitted from the October PUF.
• Hospitals affected by Superstorm Sandy should contact their Medicare contractor if they are having trouble meeting the December 10, 2012 deadline.
• CMS revised the March 3, 2013 deadline to Monday March 4, 2013 since the original deadline of March 3, 2013 was on a Sunday.
• Because CMS issued a supplemental May PUF, we extended the June appeals deadline for only those 26 hospitals listed in the supplemental May PUF to June 13, 2013.

2. FY 2014 October Preliminary and Supplemental PUF:

Contains the October preliminary and supplemental FY 2010 cost report S-3 Parts II and III wage data for providers that filed on the CMS Form 2552-96 and CMS Form 2552-10 cost reports, and the CY 2010 occupational mix data.

Note: In response to the multiple inquiries we received that several providers’ data were missing from the original release of the October Preliminary PUF, we have updated the excel file to the best of our ability with supplemental data. We have added two additional tabs with providers’ data that were not previously included in the original release of the October Preliminary PUF, one for providers that filed on the CMS Form 2552-96 cost report and another for those that filed on the CMS Form 2552-10 cost reports. However, we were still unable to include the data of some providers due to technical difficulties with the CMS Form 2552-10 cost reports.

3. FY 2014 Wage Index Pension Cost Spreadsheet Overview & Instructions

4. FY 2014 February 2013 Wage Index PUFs: Contains the February Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data and the Calendar Year 2010 occupational mix survey data.

5. FY 2014 February 21, 2014 Average Hourly Wage Comparison PUF: Contains the FY 2014 preliminary occupational mix adjusted CBSA Average Hourly Wages (AHWs) and the FY 2013 final occupational mix adjusted CBSA AHWs

6. Proposed Rule Tables 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4J, 9A, 9C (Wage Index Tables): Proposed FY 2014 wage index tables

7. FY 2014 Proposed Rule Wage Index PUFs: Contains the Proposed Rule Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data and the Calendar Year 2010 occupational mix survey data.

8. FY 2014 Proposed Rule Wage Index Analyses Files (See PDF in Zip File for Full Descriptions)

1. FY 2014 Proposed Rule Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
2. FY 2014 Proposed Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages by Provider
3. FY 2014 Proposed Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
4. FY 2014 Proposed Occupational Mix Factor by Provider PUF
5. FY 2014 Proposed Rule AHW by Provider Area Listing

9.  FY 2014 May 2013 Wage Index PUFs and Supplemental PUF: Contains an excel spreadsheet with multiple tabs. One tab contains the original May Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data released on May 3, 2013 and another tab contains the original Calendar Year 2010 occupational mix survey data also released on May 3, 2013. CMS added a tab which contains the wage index data (on worksheet S-3, Parts II and III) for 26 hospitals that were incorrectly listed in the original May PUF that was released on May 3, 2013.

10. Final Rule Tables 2, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F, 4J, 9A, 9C (Wage Index Tables): Final FY 2014 wage index tables

11. FY 2014 Final Rule Wage Index PUFs: Contains the Final Rule Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data and the Calendar Year 2010 occupational mix survey data.

12. FY 2014 Final Rule Wage Index Analyses Files (See PDF in Zip File for Full Descriptions)

1. FY 2014 Final Rule Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
2. FY 2014 Final Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages by Provider
3. FY 2014 Final Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
4. FY 2014 Final Occupational Mix Factor by Provider PUF
5. FY 2014 Final Rule AHW by Provider Area Listing

13. Three Year MGCRB Reclassification Data for FY 2015 Applications: Contains the three year average hourly wages used for FY 2015 MGCRB geographic reclassifications.

14. FY 2014 Final Rule Average Hourly Wage Calculator (includes Occupational Mix AHW Calculator): There are two spreadsheets in the zip file. One for providers using CMS-Form-2552-96 and one for providers using CMS-Form-2552-10.