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Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states

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New federal rules are expected to force 36 states to reduce annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by over $50 billion. An analysis suggests this could lead to fewer providers accepting Medicaid patients.

New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis. The analysis in the peer-reviewed Health Affairs estimates that the 17 […]

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