Thursday, December 11, 2014
Obamacare paradox: Medicaid is expanding, but doctors are facing a huge pay cut
Obamacare paradox: Medicaid is expanding, but doctors are facing a huge pay cut-washingtonpost: The ACA included a temporary pay bump for doctors who take Medicaid--but that raise is about to expire. The law bumped Medicaid reimbursements up to Medicare levels, but after the pay raise sunsets, some doctors may be unwilling to take on new Medicaid patients--and there are several million more people on Medicaid now.