tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 27

Physician Notes: If Your Area's Deprived Enough, You Could Reap 15 Percent Bonus

But shortage areas may not overlapRural doctors could gain as much as 15 percent extra on their Medicare reimbursement next year. From January 2005 until the end of 2007, Medicare will pay an extra 5 percent to physicians working in Physician Shortage Areas (PSAs) on top of the 10 percent bonus physicians may be receiving if they work in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), according to the proposed physician fee schedule for 2005. The two designations aren't exactly the same, so some docs may receive just the PSA bonus or just the HPSA bonus, but some may receive the...

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