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NOTE TO: Shared System Coordinators, MEDICARE Coordinators

SUBJECT: Home Health Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Pricer System
         Release, Version 2016.0

(Jan 01, 2016)  --ACTION-- Change Request #9406

This is the HOME HEALTH production version for the 01/01/2016 release.


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CMS NOW ONLY SENDS THE PROGRAM MODULES THAT ARE NEW/UPDATED
FOR THE RELEASE.

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 NAME      VERSION        DESCRIPTION

HHCAL016 == 2001.6 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2001
HHCAL023 == 2002.3 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2002
HHCAL033 == 2003.3 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2003
HHCAL044 == 2004.4 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2004
HHCAL053 == 2005.3 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2005
HHCAL066 == 2006.6 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2006
HHCAL074 == 2007.4 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2007
HHCAL088 == 2008.8 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2008
HHCAL095 == 2009.5 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2009
HHCAL10A == 2010.A HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2010
HHCAL10B == 2010.B HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2010
HHCAL160 == 2016.0 HHA CALC PROGRAM CY2016
HHDRV160 == 2016.0 HHA DRVR PROGRAM CY2016
HRGV160  == 2016.0 HHA RESOURCE GROUP FILE CY2016
REVV160  == 2016.0 HHA REVENUE FILE   FILE CY2016
CBSAV160 == 2016.0 HHA CBSA           FILE CY2016
MANIFEST == 2016.0 LIST OF RELEASE MEMBERS
README   == 2016.0 DESCRIPTION OF RELEASE UPDATES

                   (SEE CHANGES BELOW)

  HHCAL016  - ADDED TWO NEW BILL TYPES 32Q & 33Q
  HHCAL023             "
  HHCAL033             "
  HHCAL044             "
  HHCAL053             "
  HHCAL066             "
  HHCAL074             "
  HHCAL088             "
  HHCAL095             "
  HHCAL10A             "
  HHCAL10B             "
  HHCAL10B             "
  HHCAL160 - coding changes required per CR# 9406
  HHDRV160 - updated the recoding logic per CR# 9406

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