Medicaid reimbursements may affect cancer screening rates among beneficiaries
Monday, August 25, 2014 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
In states with higher Medicaid payments for office visits, Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely to be screened for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, a recent study shows. Although Medicaid is a joint state-federal government health insurance program, each state sets the policies for its own Medicaid program within requirements set by the federal government.