“Trends in Medicaid Physician Fees, 2003-2008,” Health Affairs: The study by Stephen Zuckerman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center, and colleagues found that from 2003 to 2008, Medicaid physician fees increased by an average of 15.1%, narrowing the gap with Medicare payment rates. However, Medicaid physician fees over the five-year period increased at a lower rate than general inflation, according to the study. The study, which offers the first national and state-by-state update on Medicaid physician fees since 2003, was conducted in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the California HealthCare Foundation (Health Affairs release, 4/28).
