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Health care providers around the state and Ann Arbor are reacting with mixed feelings about a measure moving through the state legislature that's being called the "physician's tax."
A bill passed by the Michigan House earlier this month would tack a 3 percent tax on the gross revenue of physicians' offices to finance reimbursement payments to offices that provide Medicaid services.
It might incentivize physicians to treat more patients with Medicaid or provide services in more low income areas. But it could also create unfair financial hurdles, say some providers quoted in an article about the tax in the Detroit Free Press today.
What do you think about it?
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Tina Reed covers health and the environment for AnnArbor.com. You can reach her at tinareed@annarbor.com, call her at 734-623-2535 or find her on Twitter @TreedinAA.
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