This report examines the Medicaid HIT adoption incentives contained in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA). The first study to map the potential impact of the Medicaid provisions on incentive funding finds that about 45,000 office-based physicians – including nearly all physicians who practice at FQHCs and half of office-based pediatricians – may be eligible for up to $63,750 over six years to improve and maintain their HIT systems because of their participation in Medicaid.
9. Boosting Health Information Technology in Medicaid: The Potential Effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
