Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states

By: Shalina Chatlani

Outlets: Stateline

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 525

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis.

The analysis in the peer-reviewed Health Affairs estimates that the 17 states with the highest provider reimbursement rates will have to cut their spending by between 10% and 25% of …

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