Another state facing the same issues...BD
ITHACA A recent study of Medicaid's physician reimbursements ranked New York 49th in the country, in front of only New Jersey. The poor relationship between doctors and the state Medicaid program is driving more local physicians to see fewer Medicaid patients. ADVERTISEMENT For many doctors, they are sad to say, it's become a question of the bottom line. For Dr. Rudolph Fedrizzi, an Ithaca gynecologist, a recent Medicaid reimbursement check demonstrated precisely the issue at hand. Fedrizzi has $17,000 in outstanding bills with Medicaid. This week he received a check from the state for $2. It cost them more to mail the check, he said.
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