Many health care providers, particularly physicians in rural and urban areas, are leaving the Government programs because of inadequate reimbursement rates.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Doctors are leaving government health programs because they do not get paid enough.
- In plain terms
- Providers quit government plans due to low pay.
- What can you take from it?
- Low reimbursement rates drive providers out of government programs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we keep doctors in government plans?
- Is pay the only issue?
Another view
Providers may leave for other reasons besides pay.
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