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On the recordApril 8, 2014
Clearly, that tells us that if you pay physicians in the Medicaid program and you pay practitioners in the Medicaid program close to what it actually costs them to do the work, they're going to start taking Medicaid clients, many of which are in the underserved areas.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy emphasizes the importance of adequate Medicaid payment rates to attract providers.

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