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Medicare and Medicaid
2nd National Ranking of States for Emergency Medical Services to be Released
December 28th, 2008
A national report card aimed at calling attention to the support states provide to emergency patients will be released by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) this week on Tuesday, December 9. Among other factors, it is expected to mention the impact on Wisconsin hospital emergency departments from the state's extremely low Medicaid payments for physician services. "As we detailed in our own 'white paper' written earlier this year, Wisconsin's emergency physicians are seeing increases in the number of Medicaid patients while at the same time receive payment for services that are among the lowest in the nation," said Timothy Pavek, MD, president of the...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-12-28)
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