Reform Raises Medicaid Pay, but Only for Primary Care and Just for Two Years

The new health reform law raises Medicaid reimbursements to Medicare levels, but only for primary care physicians and just for two years, 2013-2014, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.

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Specialists will not be eligible, which is raising concerns that primary care physicians won’t have an adequate referral network.

“Even if you pay me more, that doesn’t build the network I need,” said Marc Siegel, a New York internist who recently wrote an opinion piece on the issue in USA Today.

Read Kaiser Health News’ report on Medicaid reimbursement.

Read Dr. Siegel’s column in USA Today.

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