<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Colorado AHEC Reports

Physician Scarcity Area and Health Professional Shortage Area bonus payments

Specialty Scarcity Areas

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted on its website lists of zip codes eligible for payment of the Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) bonus payment and the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) bonus payment. This information, along with a Medlearn Matters article for physicians about the two programs, can be accessed at www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/bonuspayment.

Colorado AHEC has created an Excel Spreadsheet with the Colorado zip codes eligible for each of the three programs (click on the link to see a map of Colorado with pins highlighting each community):

Downlaod the full Excel spreadsheet for Colorado zip codes in each of the three program areas.

The posting of this site serves as part of the implementation of section 413 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Section 413 created the PSA bonus program, which pays an additional 5 percent for services furnished in Physician Scarcity Areas, starting January 1, 2005. In addition, section 413 of the MMA modified the existing HPSA bonus program, which pays an additional 10 percent for services furnished in Health Professional Shortage Areas. These modifications also go into effect January 1, 2005.

If you have any questions or concerns about the new regs please feel free to drop me an e-mail or call.

Carl Ziegler
Office of Scott McInnis 3rd District
Colorado 320 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-4761

Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area

The communities involved:
80101 Agate, CO
81020 Aguilar, CO
80720 Akron, CO
80420 Alma, CO
80721 Amherst, CO
80801 Anton, CO
81120 Antonito, CO
80802 Arapahoe, CO
81121 Arboles, CO
81021 Arlington, CO
80804 Arriba, CO
80610 Ault, CO
81410 Austin, CO
80421 Bailey, CO
80805 Bethune, CO
81123 Blanca, CO
81024 Boncarbo, CO
81027 Branson, CO
80611 Briggsdale, CO
80723 Brush, CO
80807 Burlington, CO
81320 Cahone, CO
81029 Campo, CO
81212 Canon City, CO
81215 Canon City, CO
81246 Canon City, CO
81124 Capulin, CO
80612 Carr, CO
81413 Cedaredge, CO
81125 Center, CO
81126 Chama, Co
81030 Cheraw, CO
80810 Cheyenne Wells, CO
81127 Chimney Rock, CO
81128 Chromo, CO
81221 Coal Creek, CO
81222 Coaldale, CO
80430 Coalmont, CO
80432 Como, CO
81129 Conejos, CO
80812 Cope, CO
81414 Cory, CO
81223 Cotopaxi, CO
80434 Cowdrey, CO
81415 Crawford, CO
81130 Creede, CO
80813 Cripple Creek, CO
81033 Crowley, CO
81034 Crowley, CO
81132 Del Norte, CO
81416 Delta, CO
80814 Divide, CO
81324 Dove Creek, CO
80436 Dumont, CO
81036 Eads, CO
81418 Eckert, CO
80727 Eckley, CO
80107 Elizabeth, CO
80438 Empire, CO
80440 Fairplay, CO
80815 Flagler, CO
81226 Florence, CO
81290 Florence, CO
80816 Florissant, CO
81133 Fort Garland, CO
81038 Fort Lyon, CO
80701 Fort Morgan, CO
81039 Fowler, CO
80442 Fraser, CO
81134 Garcia, CO
81040 Gardner, CO
80818 Genoa, CO
80444 Georgetown, CO
81041 Granada, CO
80446 Granby, CO
80447 Grand Lake, CO
80448 Grant, CO
80729 Grover, CO
80820 Guffey, CO
81042 Gulnare, CO
81043 Hartman, CO
80449 Hartsel, CO
81044 Hasty, CO
81045 Haswell, CO
80731 Haxtun, CO
80732 Hereford, CO
80733 Hillrose, CO
81232 Hillside, CO
81046 Hoehne, CO
81047 Holly, CO
80734 Holyoke, CO
81135 Homelake, CO
80451 Hot Sulpher Springs, CO
81419 Hotchkiss, CO
81233 Howard, CO
80642 Hudson, CO
80821 Hugo, CO
80452 Idaho Springs, CO
80735 Idalia, CO
81138 Jaroso, CO
80456 Jefferson, CO
80822 Joes, CO
80737 Julesburg, CO
80823 Karval, CO
80643 Keenesburg, CO
81049 Kim, CO
80117 Kiowa, CO
80824 Kirk, CO
80825 Kit Carson, CO
80459 Kremmling, CO
81140 La Jara, CO
81050 La Junta, CO
81055 La Veta, CO
80827 Lake George, CO
81052 Lamar, CO
81054 Las Animas, CO
81420 Lazear, CO
80826 Limon, CO
80828 Limon, CO
80740 Lindon, CO
80705 Log Lane Village, CO
81421 Maher, CO
81141 Manassa, CO
81058 Manzanola, CO
80830 Matheson, CO
81057 McClave, CO
81641 Meeker, CO
81059 Model, CO
81144 Monte Vista, CO
80742 New Raymer, CO
80648 Nunn, CO
81062 Olney Springs, CO
80649 Orchard, CO
81063 Ordway, CO
80743 Otis, CO
80744 Ovid, CO
81147 Pagosa Springs, CO
81157 Pagosa Springs, CO
80746 Paoli, CO
81428 Paonia, CO
80468 Parshall, CO
81240 Penrose, CO
80650 Pierce, CO
80651 Platteville, CO
81064 Pritchett, CO
80473 Rand, CO
81648 Rangely, CO
81332 Rico, CO
81244 Rockvale, CO
81067 Rocky Ford, CO
80652 Roggen, CO
81148 Romeo, CO
81152 San Luis, CO
81153 San Pablo, CO
81151 Sanford, CO
80749 Sedgwick, CO
80546 Severance, CO
80475 Shawnee, CO
81071 Sheridan Lake, CO
80834 Siebert, CO
80476 Silver Plume, CO
81433 Silverton, CO
80835 Simla, CO
80750 Snyder, CO
81154 South Fork, CO
81073 Springfield, CO
81074 Starkville, CO
80754 Stoneham, CO
80836 Stratton, CO
81076 Sugar City, CO
81077 Swink, CO
80478 Tabernash, CO
81081 Trinchera, CO
81082 Trinidad, CO
81084 Two Buttes, CO
80755 Vernon, CO
80860 Victor, CO
81087 Vilas, CO
80861 Vona, CO
80480 Walden, CO
81066 Walsenburg, CO
81089 Walsenburg, CO
81090 Walsh, CO
80653 Weldona, CO
81252 Westcliffe, CO
81091 Weston, CO
81253 Wetmore, CO
80654 Wiggins, CO
80862 Wild Horse, CO
81092 Wiley, CO
80550 Windsor, CO
80551 Windsor, CO
80482 Winter Park, CO
80863 Woodland Park, CO
80866 Woodland Park, CO
80757 Woodrow, CO
80758 Wray, CO
80759 Yuma, CO