# Ghost Doctors in the Medicaid System

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Podcast: [A Health Podyssey](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey-1366621)
Published: 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Health Affairs ' Rob Lott interviews Jane Zhu of Oregon Health & Science University about her recent paper exploring how many physicians enrolled in Medicaid see few or no Medicaid beneficiaries as patients , highlighting a greater need for targeted policies to boost participation and improve access. Order the February 2026 issue of Health Affairs . Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support , we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcast for everyone.

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