Medicaid Doc Compensation Hike Falls Behind Schedule
Bureaucracy offers a taste of the regulated future
Bureaucracy offers a taste of the regulated future
The purported solution to the uninsured is creating more of them
Bureaucratic delays give physicians a glimpse of the future
NJ governor said he's no fan of Obamacare but opting in to Medicaid expansion was right move for "fiscal and public health"
To be followed by a mysterious shortage of doctors
They can avoid expanding Medicaid while making the feds subsidize health insurance for the poor
In a statement, Rick Scott says he'll only approve ObamaCare-driven shift for three years
Big bucks for playing the game
The program's incentives are perverse and irresistible
No obvious way to lure more physicians into the unwieldy program
Health savings accounts would have to be part of the deal
So expanding the program should really help matters
Advocates are pitching Medicaid expansion as another painless free lunch.
An unpopular plan funded by a tax hike. What's not to like?
Why have principles when you can just cash checks?
Republican governor only second GOP leader to support
The program should be reformed, not made bigger, says governor
Not as much as the state needs, but it helps
Which is nice, but doesn't make the program more attractive to new docs or financially viable
The ranks of welfare patients are expected to balloon, but willing providers are in short supply
Supreme Court ruled it's optional for states
They give their money to their kids early so they'll be "poor"
Helps avoid public records laws
Physicians are already capping the number of Medicaid patients they see
Let's say it makes a lot of assumptions
Obamacare becomes the gift that keeps on giving (ulcers)