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Michael Burgess: “Medicaid low reimbursement actually creates increased barriers to care, limiting beneficiaries' access to services…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2013
Medicaid low reimbursement actually creates increased barriers to care, limiting beneficiaries' access to services because Medicaid pays less for comparable service than private insurers or, in some instances, even Medicare itself.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess highlights the challenges of Medicaid reimbursement rates affecting access to care.

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