[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 12, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR447.204] [Page 303] TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued) PART 447--PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES--Table of Contents Subpart B--Payment Methods: General Provisions Sec. 447.204 Encouragement of provider participation. The agency's payments must be sufficient to enlist enough providers so that services under the plan are available to recipients at least to the extent that those services are available to the general population.