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Geographic Equity in Medicare Coalition

The Iowa Medical Society (IMS) has prepared several documents that may provide assistance in advocating for elimination of the geographic inequities in Medicare Part B reimbursement. Certain documents provide national data while others are specific to Iowa. If you have questions on these materials, please contact .

Medicare background - 2008

• GEM Statement 2008 (PDF 199KB)
  
  
• Facts re: Medicare Physician Reimbursement (PDF 32KB)
  
  
• GPCIs/GAF for period January 1-June 30, 2008 (PDF 14KB)
  
  
• GPCIs/GAF for period July 1-December 31, 2008 without congressional intervention (PDF 14KB)
  
  
• Payment for CPT code 99213 for period January 1-June 30, 2008 (PDF 17KB)
  
  
• Payment for CPT code 99213 for period July 1-December 31, 2008 without congressional intervention (PDF 17KB)
  
  
• Health Affairs - Geography and the Debate over Medicare Reform (PDF 231KB)
  
  

Policy Briefs by Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) for the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

• Rural Policy Brief PB2003-2 PDF - Medicare Physician Payment, January 2003 (PDF 113KB)
  
  
• Rural Policy Brief PB2003-9 PDF - Medicare Physician Payment: Practice Expense, October 2003 (PDF 119KB)
  
  
• Rural Policy Brief PB2004-5 PDF - Rural Physicians' Acceptance of new Medicare Patients, August 2004 (PDF 32KB)