Alabama had left a short-term health law program in effect that bumped up Medicaid’s payments to doctors so that they matched Medicare’s payments. But state officials said the new cuts were necessary because of an $85 million budget gap. Meanwhile, the third hearing on proposed revisions to Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion draws protests, and Texas is denying children …
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Alabama Trims Medicaid Payments To Doctors Because Of Budget Shortfall