http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/california-is-cutting-medicaid-payments.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/03/california-is-cutting-medicaid-payments.html/comment-page-1#comment-83961 Anonymous Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:44:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/03/california-is-cutting-medicaid-payments.html#comment-83961 The clinics that end up actually seeing the Medicaid patients almost invariably get enhanced payment one way or another. Either the "critical access" or other rural pay enhancements, or grants from various other government programs. That's why I usually don't bother. Pay me what you really pay them, and fine, I'll see Medicaid. But you pay the neighbor twice what you pay me? Fine, let them see Medicaid. The clinics that end up actually seeing the Medicaid patients almost invariably get enhanced payment one way or another. Either the “critical access” or other rural pay enhancements, or grants from various other government programs. That’s why I usually don’t bother. Pay me what you really pay them, and fine, I’ll see Medicaid. But you pay the neighbor twice what you pay me? Fine, let them see Medicaid.

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