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Trend of Medicaid pay increases is expected to end as states struggle
American Medical News , 10/16/08
Trapp D - Physicians who have seen Medicaid pay increases in recent years soon could be in for a rude awakening. Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia budgeted for higher Medicaid physician rates for fiscal year 2009, which began on July 1 in many states. This is the fourth year in a row that most states have raised pay across the board or at least for some specialties. But a slowing economy and dwindling tax revenues are starting to take their toll, and doctors' fees could be on the chopping block if states can't cover their costs.
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