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James Lankford: “The difficulty is are we getting accurate, matchable data that we can actually line up what is happening in individual…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
The difficulty is are we getting accurate, matchable data that we can actually line up what is happening in individual locations with what is being paid so we know what a provider is being paid.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the accuracy of data on Medicaid payments to providers.

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