
Cancer Screening Rates Influenced by Medicaid Reimbursement
The study, published in the journal Cancer, identified a direct correlation between Medicaid payout for office visits and cancer screening in several states.
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"States tend to vary in their reimbursement rates for different types of medical care services; some states may have low reimbursements for certain services and higher reimbursements for others," said lead author Dr. Michael T. Halpern of the Division of Health Services and Social Policy Research at RTI International at
Medicaid, a health insurance program for low-income individuals, is jointly funded by the federal government and the individual states. Each state establishes its own coverage and reimbursement policies.
Unexpectedly, states' reimbursement rates for specific screening tests weren't always associated with an increase in screening rates, Halpern and his team found.
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Source: The Baltimore Sun
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