A 37-year-old member asked:
Tell me the truth. do rich patients get more attention during hospitalization> medicaid?
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Dr. Steven Hillanswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Depends: It depends on what you mean as more attention - many of my patients with medicaid have more extensive medical issues and come in more often, actually getting them more tests and procedures. Some procedures are difficult to get pre-approved by medicaid.
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Last updated Mar 25, 2012
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