According to the Scanlon Model, a Decrease in Medicaid Reimbursement

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to the Scanlon model, a decrease in Medicaid reimbursement rates will lead to _______.

• A) increase in the amount of privately-insured patients served
• B) increase in the amount of Medicaid patients served
• C) decrease in the price charged to privately-insured patients
• D) no changes in the patient mix served
• E) increase in the price charged to privately-insured patients

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