The bill would create a Medicaid payment model demonstration project through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to focus on payment models that would help recruit and retain physicians in areas with high Medicaid populations, according to the report.
“We must address the core issues that prevent patients from being able to find and keep a doctor who will accept their coverage,” Mr. Dunham told the OakdaleLeader.
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