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Medicaid millions and patient 'dumping' concerns at Medicine Wheel
Original: Millions from Medicaid, rising salaries and new concerns over Medicine Wheel patient 'dumping'
A news report out of Oregon raises concerns that Medicine Wheel, a behavioral health provider receiving millions in Medicaid funding and paying rising staff salaries, may be discharging or transferring patients inappropriately — a practice known as patient 'dumping'. The report examines the provider's finances alongside allegations about how patients are being handled, prompting calls for greater oversight of Medicaid-funded care.
Why now: A new investigation links significant public Medicaid funding to allegations of improper patient transfers, raising accountability questions.
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- Millions from Medicaid, rising salaries and new concerns over Medicine Wheel patient 'dumping' · KGW
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