General Practice Physicians and Medicaid Discrimination

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This proposal attempts to answer some questions, such as whether patients of general physicians who receive Medicaid benefits are provided the same quality medical treatment and respect as those who do not and whether these patients are being discriminated against. The goal of this paper was to find if there is discrimination against Medicaid patients in general practice medical offices and whether there is a correlation between participation in a Medicaid program and health care discrimination.

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"Each State places limits on the duration, amount, and type of services for each individual based on a series of guidelines. One of the requirements each state has to comply with is allowing the patient the freedom of choice among health care providers participating in Medicaid. In addition, generally all States are required to provide comparable coverage to the needy eligible persons in all categories. These implements may help reduce the amount of discrimination that may occur as a result of being on a federal program. With the option to choose from a variety of doctors, patients may be able to avoid or leave a discriminating situation. At least in this case they will have a choice. However, since Medicaid is an income-based program, there is a strong chance of discrimination."

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