The five organizations operate in mostly rural areas in the South, Midwest and Northwest, and were recently notified by HCFA that they would get the bonus payment this year retroactive to Jan. 1. Their applications were approved late last year with a contract effective date of Jan. 1, 2000. The two other organizations are established Medicare health plans, now entitled to the bonus payment as they expanded existing service areas, as of Jan. 1.
Hood River represents the only floor-payment county of the four expansion areas.
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