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Denham Introduces New Bill on Medicaid Reimbursementhttp://www.oakdaleleader.com/section/178/article/19932/U.S. Representatives Jeff Denham (CA-10) and David Valadao (CA-21) on Tuesday introduced H.R. 2779, the “Assessing Critical Care Efforts to Strengthen Services Act” (ACCESS Act), a bill to field-test the best Medicaid reimbursement strategies, with the goal of incentivizing more physicians to operate in areas with a high population of Medicaid enrollees, like California’s Central Valley. “While the American Health Care Act addresses the issue of rising premiums to stabilize our nation’s healthcare system, we must also address the core issues that prevent patients from being able to find and keep a doctor who will accept their coverage,” said Rep. Denham. “California’s low Medicaid reimbursement rates only exacerbate the Central Valley’s existing doctor shortage.” ... |