Do I Qualify?
The following categories usually qualify:
- Hospitals and long term care facilities
- Nursing facilities or Skilled nursing facilities
- Home health entities
- Federal qualified health centers (FQHC)
- Group practices
- Pharmacists and laboratories
- Physicians
- Practitioners
- Indian Health Service providers
- Rural health clinics
- Therapists and community mental health centers
- Health care clinics
- Renal dialysis centers
- Emergency medical service providers
Usually the following types of health care providers will not qualify:
- Free clinics that don’t bill Medicare or Medicaid
- Physical therapists
- Hospital-based physicians such as pathologist, anesthesiologists or emergency physicians
Sample Medicare Incentives:
| Start | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $18,000 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $0 | $44,000 |
| 2012 | $18,000 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $44,000 | |
| 2013 | $15,000 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $39,000 | ||
| 2014 | $12,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | $24,000 |