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Economists Ask: Do Medicaid Paperwork Hassles For Doctors Worsen Health Care Disparities?

WFIU | By Christine Herman
Published July 27, 2021 at 4:18 PM EDT
Administrative burdens — like haggling with insurers over payments — cut into the already low reimbursement rates Medicaid provides doctors for services.
Administrative burdens — like haggling with insurers over payments — cut into the already low reimbursement rates Medicaid provides doctors for services.
Bente Bouthier
Bente Bouthier is a reporter and show producer with WFIU and WTIU News. She graduated from Indiana University in 2019, where she studied journalism, public affairs, and French.
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