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Chan, Leighton; Hart, L. Gary; Ricketts III, Thomas C.; Beaver, Shelli K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2004
Medicare's Incentive Payment (MIP) program provides a 10% bonus payment to providers who treat Medicare patients in rural and urban areas where there is a shortage of generalist physicians. Purpose: To examine the experience of Alaska, Idaho, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Washington with the MIP program. We determined the program's…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Professional Associations, Patients, Physicians
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Hagopian, Amy; Thompson, Matthew J.; Kaltenbach, Emily; Hart, L. Gary – Journal of Rural Health, 2004
Critical access hospitals (CAHs) are a federal Medicare category for isolated rural facilities with 15 or fewer acute care beds that receive cost-based reimbursement from Medicare. Purpose: This study examines the role of foreign-born international medical graduates (IMGs) in the staffing of CAHs. Methods: Chief executive officers (CEOs) of CAH…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physicians, Graduates, Telephone Surveys