To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the bonus payment provided for physicians' services furnished under part B of the medicare program in a health professional shortage area to 20 percent in the case or primary care services, to establish updates for 1995 in the conversion factors used to determine the amount of payment made for physicians' services under the medicare program, and for other purposes.

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Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase from ten percent to 20 percent the bonus payment provided for physicians' primary care services furnished under part B of the Medicare program in a health professional shortage area. Extends such bonus payments to certain nonphysician providers and other Medicare-dependent providers in such areas. Establishes the following updates for 1995 in the conversion factors used to determine the amount of Medicare payments: (1) 10.7 percent for surgical services; (2) 10.1 percent for primary care services; and (3) 7.4 percent for all other services.

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  Introduced in House · EN · 30 June 1994

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