Correct. For a Medicaid recipient, this. The provider gets reimbursed that amount. Right. But again, the states are charging that for services across the board. Correct. So Isn't it true, then, those provider fees and taxes artificially drive up the cost of health care for people on private insurance or for people on Medicare? They do. We actually have a study from looking at a tax that California imposed, that it increased commercial prices by about 4%. (02:21–02:29)
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Asserts that provider fees and taxes increase healthcare costs for private insurance and Medicare.
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