OPM has revised the list of medically underserved
areas for FEHB program purposes. States on that
list are deemed to have critical shortages of primary
care physicians. The designation requires FEHB fee-
for-service plans to provide benefits to participants
who use any health care provider licensed to perform
the medical service at issue. The 2007 list is Alabama,
Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and
Wyoming. Alaska was dropped from the 2006 list and
Texas was added.
