Medicaid paid physicians 72% of Medicare rates for the same services in 2008.
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The South 2002
(Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
Health care costs account for 16% of the nation's economy.
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State Roundups 2002
(Our coverage of trends in state legislatures and regulatory bodies is also a good source of information about developments in different parts of the country.)
The doctors are in the house
The AMA's House of Delegates is holding its Interim Meeting Nov. 7-10 in Houston, addressing issues such as health system reform and physician payment.
AMA House - Slideshow - Updates