Friday, February 6, 2026

MedPage Today: Payment Reform Seen in Medicaid’s Future

“The future of Medicaid will revolve around changing the way care it is paid for, several experts said here Wednesday…”

“Critics who suggest that Medicaid isn’t on a tight enough budget don’t really understand what Medicaid directors go through, he continued. “The motivation is to improve the health system, improve outcomes, and improve the experience of the people we serve while being good stewards of the taxpayer dollar; there isn’t a day goes by where [Medicaid directors] aren’t trying to figure out how to do more with less.”

“But Congress can definitely make some changes that will improve the system…” Read the full article here.

Source: Payment Reform Seen in Medicaid’s Future – By Joyce Frieden, February 28, 2018. MedPage Today.

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Jackie Gilbert is a Content Analyst for FedHealthIT and Author of 'Anything but COVID-19' on the Daily Take Newsletter for G2Xchange Health and FedCiv.

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