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Decision Number
2013-D07
Case Name
HLB Wage Index Pension and Post Retirement Cost Groups- FFY 2007 and 2008 vs. BlueCross BlueShield Association/Palmetto GBA; Palmetto GBA c/o First Coast Service Options, Inc.; Wisconsin Physicians Service and Novitas Solutions, Inc.
Issue
Whether the Intermediary improperly eliminated or reduced the pension and postretirement benefit (PRB) costs of the Providers, and the pension costs of the Catholic Healthcare West medical centers (CHW Providers) for the purposes of computing their prospective payment system (PPS) wage indexes for federal fiscal years (FFYs) 2007 and 2008.