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|Articles|June 10, 2012
Minnesota doctors want share of insurer refunds
Author(s)James F. Sweeney
Doctors in Minnesota want a share of the refunds insurers will be paying to the state.
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Doctors in Minnesota want a share of the refunds insurers will be paying to the state. Four large health maintenance organizations have agreed to return $35 million in profits above 1% of revenue from Medicaid and MinnesotaCare. The Minnesota Medical Association says doctors and clinics that treat low-income patients should get some of that money.
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