Rural Health Care Access Improvement Act of 1993

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Provisions Relating to Physicians' Services Subtitle A: Incentives Under Medicare Subtitle B: Increasing Number of Physicians Practicing in Rural Areas Subtitle C: Expansion of Exceptions to Limitations on Physician Self-Referrals Title II: Provisons Relating to Hospitals Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions Subtitle A: Administrative Simplification Subtitle B: Other Provisions Rural Health Care Access Improvement Act of 1993 - Title I: Provisions Relating to Physicians' Services - Subtitle A: Incentives Under Medicare - (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to modify requirements regarding payments to new physicians and other new health care practitioners for rural area services. (Sec. 102) Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from failing to make Medicare payments on the basis of an individual's failure to complete a questionaire concerning a primary plan. (Sec. 103) Regulates the use of extrapolation by carriers administering Medicare benefits. (Sec. 104) Prohibits certain fees by carriers and the Secretary. (Sec. 105) Requires consideration, in applying standards and criteria for carrier contracts, o…