title: Safety net providers defend their niche in Medicaid market, enroll members in own health plans.
abstract: Safety net providers don't have to be cut out of managed Medicaid due to their high costs of caring for the poor and uninsured. See how Boston Medical Center and Cambridge Hospital got involved in the Massachusetts Medicaid waiver program and negotiated special rates and provisions.
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004465:Economic Competition; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D017008:Negotiating; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000191:economics; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States