FEDERAL PHYSICIANS COMPARABILITY ALLOWANCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00890R000400010017-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: July 20, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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20 July 1979
25X1 MEENCIRMDUM. FOR:
crogras ar.a z Facotr{;s wt t? f1
- Offiee of Personnel
P ROM
Charles A. Bohrer, Y{. D.
Director of Me-lical Services
+?eu_ w7 v 4 . c.
CIf fice of Medical Services
3 U.'3.1 `'.w 'r Federal ysicians' Co --parability Allowances
1. Xn accordance :11ith the on the # hysici a_ts;
Comparability Allowances publ-i lk ;- in the ri.c a -, 13 July 1979,
?~ - r z er at:xc"~i~'#it A); Office of a= t S er"`Iy i
'c.~1 ~.a?~ #.i~.~ .:t', ~ve ?):.w s ...zi~~i Ctrii
~ r ? 3 85 to r st.3te that the A ency has
'';C?~tl e c
documented physician recruit-.neat and retention = rohii:: 3. This
has been well circumstantiated in previous :?=?fi,r in,~i sihic12 ar;?-
d in ti y. Zchme s J through .J . ,s i.s2 c w.. L.. 1 L. iT %.. j.t4_- ` : ty tL?-~i
o 29 July 1973 (Attachment D) , C.1-S) has coati nued. to ax perieace
? its outflow of doctors -- losing an additional four i) hyr:iciarzs_
In all four resignations, income iicitations play-ad a
cant role in t .he decisions to lean a. O MS has fill ad two o g
these positions, One was lost due to the closiln of t xis Agency
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074; ..< i 3 stained in Attach eats B through w and
the above information, CMS requests that all Agency physicians
be declared eiigibl3 to receive the Physicians' Ccriparabili
Allowance in accordance with the 13 July 1979 ORN rubs.
. The ls'==S has physicians in L._%- ri s
and 4. All
1, 3,
of our physicians have varying percentages of dutlLs in all three
categories. ..:ac physician is subject to be assigned to any
ositaon within the office and, terefore, is qualified to
perfo' r tiho expected duties of any and all three categories. F
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=` ?v :t:':: , F'ed al r hysic~ :his' Gcr.'rjar_auiii;.y .1 t p :.2 :'C :':.
a. i'::ysicians who have served for 2=r or
less as 'Covertuaent physicians:
Rli
r``o=yar -~ r7, 0 ; er year
b. Physicians who have served *or* than 24 i ontiis
as Covernneat physicians:
J - S~ GV V ~:GAiL $1O `/~~ te
4. year
F
+ 'stYoz~al 1 y the .3 ac,.eS is ~ C .nL~y _it~ ie;
~}~c~.~~ , the ahov.. :~~1~ of :a, ~.
because the cony ensation of F Dde.r a? civilian physicians is
fro- 7,0010 to Y27AO;:0 below the inco_-es of pear; it the VA,
Uniformed Services, and, office-based private practice as
docun nt d in, the ;raph on. the final page of Attachment v.
The r ranh entitled "':lysiciaas ** _1976 '=cc es : is f ioa: the
Lece:-wer 197-5 th re-port entitled " ocruitzlent- and :.Z'1 te.ation
of ruder ally { r . ! oy q Physicians and. Dentists.` Concerning
lau inequity with'. JA and Uniformed Services uhysiciazuss. this
situation has continued unc!aangerd, for they have continued
to get- their special Day yearly (UniforTi:ed services since 1974
and the VA sine 1975) while the Federal civilian P hysicia.ns
have not. In relation to private physicians, the gap has
grow
i for their belt inconos have kept pace with gene al inflation
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while those of Federal civilian physicians have not kept pace
with inflation.. implementation of this schedule will help
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alleviate the i eneyrs significant xrobleris in physician
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