health bill

Critics Debate Whether New Health Law Will Help Uninsured

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 04/05/2010 - 2:00am

The new health bill signed by President Obama includes an incentive for doctors to serve the poorest patients by increasing their federal Medicaid payments.

This could be quite a significant inducement, as an additional 16 million people are expected to join the Medicaid rolls in the next 10 years.

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