Doctors and hospitals likely to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states
New federal regulations are expected to force 36 states to cut Medicaid payments to healthcare providers by over $50 billion. Analysts warn this could reduce the number of doctors and hospitals willing to accept 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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