AMA President: Single-Payer, Medicaid Buy-In Could Lead To Less Providers

By Michelle M. Stein / October 16, 2018 at 6:56 PM
American Medical Association President Barbara McAneny on Tuesday (Oct. 16) raised concerns with a single-payer system based on Medicare, as well as a Medicaid buy-in being pursued in New Mexico, and said that moving people from commercial coverage to government-funded health care programs could cause practices to close, especially in rural areas, due to inadequate reimbursement. McAneny, who is a practicing oncologist in New Mexico, said she has struggled for over a decade to break even, and if her practice...


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