By Phil Galewitz
Andy Pasternak, a family doctor in Reno, saw more than 100 new Medicaid patients last year after the state expanded the insurance program for the poor under the Affordable Care Act.
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“The Medicaid pay boost was never meant to be a silver bullet,” said Leonardo Cuello, director of health policy at the National Health Law Program, an advocacy group for low-income Americans.
Still, he worries about the provider fee cuts. “It won’t sink the ship but … I’m concerned it will contribute to access problems.” Read the full article here. »
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