Fed Regist. 1984 Jun 20;49(120):25309-11.
This notice sets forth the economic index used in the calculation of prevailing charges for physicians' services under Part B of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act). The Medicare statute and regulations require that the calculation of these charges be subject to a limit based on appropriate indicators of economic change. The economic index used for this purpose is 2.132 for the period July 1, 1984 through June 30, 1985. This is an increase of 3.34 percent over the economic index of 2.063 that was used for the previous 12 months.
本通知列出了用于计算医疗保险B部分（《社会保障法》第十八编）中医师服务现行收费的经济指数。医疗保险法规要求，这些收费的计算须以适当的经济变化指标为依据设定上限。1984年7月1日至1985年6月30日期间用于此目的的经济指数为2.132。这比前12个月使用的2.063的经济指数增长了3.34%。
