More than half of Ohio's primary care doctors will keep seeing the same number of Medicaid recipients after a significant but temporary pay boost expires at year's end – while 7 percent say they'll stop accepting Medicaid entirely, according to a survey by two physician trade groups.
The Affordable Care Act raised Medicaid payments for two years to equal Medicare for certain primary care services, mainly assessments and vaccinations. On Jan. 1 rates go back to their previous levels – about 59 cents on the dollar compared to what Medicare pays.
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December 17, 2014
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