US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 12, § 90.5.5
Services Eligible for the Physician Scarcity Bonus
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))
Eligible physician services for the physician scarcity bonus are identified in the same
manner that they are currently identified for the HPSA bonus payment per Pub. 100-4,
Chapter 12, §90.4.5A and B. A quarterly 5 percent bonus payment is made to the
physician based on the amount actually paid, not the Medicare approved amount of the
service.
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
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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