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State access standards did not improve accessibility to specialists
The implementation of specialty access standards by state Medicaid agencies did not result in widespread, meaningful improvements in access to specialist physicians for Medicaid enrollees, and researchers suggest that additional interventions may be needed to expand access, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. “Medicaid recipients have consistently reported less timely access to physicians than patients with other forms of coverage,” Chima D. Ndumele, PhD, from the department of health policy and management at Yale School of Public Health, and colleagues wrote. “By 2018, state Medicaid agencies will (Read more...)