tci Part B Insider - 2005 Issue 16

PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Increases Physician Scarcity Area Incentives

Get bigger bonuses if you work in a critical access hospitalIf your county qualifies as a physician scarcity area, you could get Medicare's additional 5 percent bonus payment.Find out if your zip code falls within a health professional shortage area (HPSA) county to determine whether you're eligible for this bonus, states an April 15 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services transmittal.You can get the bonus if you provide services in a critical access hospital (CAH) within a designated physician scarcity area. Physician scarcity determinations are based on the lowest specialty and primary care ratios of Medicare patients...

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