[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45640-45664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17417]


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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.

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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:

I. 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.

II. 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)
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                                                                  Wage
                           MSA name                               index
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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
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\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
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                                                                                                          Wage
                     MSA                                  Urban area (constituent counties)               index
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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
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 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
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                                                               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         1.92

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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         1.22

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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
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III. 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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