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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 12, § 90.5.1

Provider Education

activein force · 2026-08-25 – presentas-observed

January 1, 2005 for the coding, testing, and implementation phases for the MCS

Maintainer and A/B MACs (B)

January 1, 2005 for all phases for the VIPS Maintainers and A/B MACs (B))

Upon publication of the final rule of the 2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS

will post on its Web site zip codes that are eligible for automatic payment of the

physician scarcity bonus payment.

History

(Rev. 280, Issued 08-13-04, Effective/Implementation: October 1, 2004 for the analysis and design phases for the MCS Maintainer and A/B MACs (B)

Provenance

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Retrieved: 2026-08-25
Edition: iom-2026-08-25
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