405.2469—Federally Qualified Health Centers supplemental payments.
Federally Qualified Health Centers under contract (directly or indirectly) with Medicare Advantage organizations are eligible for supplemental payments for covered Federally Qualified Health Center services furnished to enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans offered by the Medicare Advantage organization to cover the difference, if any, between their payments from the Medicare Advantage plan and what they would receive under the cost-based Federally Qualified Health Center payment system.
(a) Calculation of supplemental payment.
(1)
The supplemental payment for Federally Qualified Health Center covered services provided to Medicare patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans is based on the difference between—
(i)
Payments received by the center from the Medicare Advantage plan as determined on a per visit basis; and
(ii)
The Federally Qualified Health Center's all-inclusive cost-based per visit rate as set forth in this subpart, less any amount the FQHC may charge as described in section 1857(e)(3)(B) of the Act.
(2)
Any financial incentives provided to Federally Qualified Health Centers under their Medicare Advantage contracts, such as risk pool payments, bonuses, or withholds, are prohibited from being included in the calculation of supplemental payments due to the Federally Qualified Health Center.
(b) Per visit supplemental payment.
A supplemental payment required under this section is made to the Federally Qualified Health Center when a covered face-to-face encounter occurs between a Medicare Advantage enrollee and a practitioner as set forth in § 405.2463.
[70 FR 70329, Nov. 21, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 9460, Feb. 24, 2006]