94-13272. Medicare Program; Physician Performance Standard Rates of Increase for Fiscal Year 1994 and Physician Fee Schedule Update for Calendar Year 1994

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[BPD-774-CN]
RIN 0938-AG25

 

Medicare Program; Physician Performance Standard Rates of 
Increase for Fiscal Year 1994 and Physician Fee Schedule Update for 
Calendar Year 1994

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Correction of final notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects an error that occurred in the 
calculation of the fiscal year 1994 Medicare volume performance 
standard for surgical services and that appeared in the final notice 
with comment period published in the Federal Register on December 2, 
1993 (58 FR 63856) entitled ``Medicare Program; Physician Performance 
Standard Rates of Increase for Fiscal Year 1994 and Physician Fee 
Schedule Update for Calendar Year 1994.'' This notice also corrects a 
typographical error in a date.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The performance standard rates of increase are 
effective on October 1, 1993. The Medicare physician fee schedule 
update is effective on January 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louisa Buatti, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Note: This notice corrects an error that occurred in the 
calculation of the 1994 Medicare volume performance standard (MVPS) 
for surgical services. The fiscal year (FY) 1994 MVPS is used in the 
calculation of the calendar year (CY) 1996 Medicare physician fee 
schedule update. While this notice announces the correct standard 
rate of increase for surgical services for FY 1994, it has no impact 
on current payment levels. The correct value will be used, however, 
in the default calculation of the CY 1996 physician fee schedule 
update for surgical services. This notice also corrects a 
typographical error in a date.

    In Federal Register Document [93-29361] beginning on page 63856, in 
the issue of December 2, 1993, make the following corrections:

A. Page 63856

    In the SUMMARY section, the second sentence is corrected to read 
``The physician performance standard rates of increase for Federal FY 
1994 are 9.1 percent for surgical services, 10.5 percent for primary 
care services, 9.2 percent for other nonsurgical services, and 9.4 
percent for all physicians' services.''

B. Page 63858, MVPS Table, in the First Column

    In the column headed ``MVPS (percent),'' the entry for FY 1994 
surgical services is corrected from ``8.6'' to read ``9.1.'' 

                                  MVPS                                  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       MVPS        Actual     Difference
           Fiscal year              (percent)    (percent)    (percent) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 1994:.........................                                       
  Surgical.......................          9.1  ...........  ...........
------------------------------------------------------------------------

C. Page 63860

    In the second column, in the first paragraph beneath the table, in 
the first sentence, the date is corrected to read ``January 1, 1992.''

D. Page 63863

    In the section designated III.B., the first paragraph is corrected 
to read ``Under the requirements in section 1848(f)(2)(A) and (B) of 
the Act, we have determined that the performance standard rates of 
increase for physicians' services for FY 1994 are 9.1 percent for 
surgical services, 10.5 percent for primary care services, 9.2 percent 
for other nonsurgical services, and 9.4 percent for all physicians' 
services.''

E. Page 63864, Table at the Top of the Page

    In the table at the top of the page, the legislation factor and the 
total for surgical services are corrected to read as follows: 

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Primary               
                                     Surgical       care     Nonsurgical
       Legislative factors           services     services     services 
                                    (percent)    (percent)    (percent) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legislation......................          1.9          3.2          1.9
    Total........................          9.1         10.5         9.2 
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(Section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4))

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774, 
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: May 20, 1994.
Neil J. Stillman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information, Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 94-13272 Filed 5-31-94; 8:45 am]
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