Another view on the Medicaid Oversight committee

We had several physicians from southern Indiana attend this meeting in Indianapolis last week.  Some actually presented testimony like myself while others just attended.

Above is a letter sent out to colleagues by a fellow physician with his take on the meeting.  I encourage you to read it.    It is being posted with his permission.

Medicaid reimbursement in Indiana ranges from 41st to 47th depending on which visit code you are examining.

There has not been an increase since 1989 and for some offices that see 50 percent of medicaid, they are devastated.

Few people could live on the same amount of money you recieved in 1989, but that is what is being asked of physicians seeing Medicaid patients.  If these new proposals take effect, more physicians will be dropping the program and patients will be utilizing the ER and urgent care centers even more.

As a reminder, we have a meeting set up for tomorrow night with Mitch Roob who will be making the recommendations for the changes.  He is driving down from INDY to listen to our concerns.