Idaho cut reimbursement rates for doctors and other providers who treat Medicaid patients, and pediatric practices are already selling off or taking steep pay cuts to survive. It could be a sign of things to come.
Connecticut Public Broadcasting/Connecticut Public Broadcasting
“I've never seen emergency child care where somebody just shows up at your front door and helps you with no questions asked,” said Silke Knebel, founder of the National Childcare Emergency Network.
“There's a very, very strong idea that dentists are very, very wealthy,” said Dr. Katherine Sislow. “You know, ‘My crown is just paying for your next boat payment,’ right? And I'm like, ‘You haven't even touched the cost of my rent for this month.’”
Staffing shortages are likely to intensify as the Trump administration ends a program that gave 350,000 Haitians the right to live and work in the United States.
Options that might seem like alternatives, like fixed indemnities and short-term plans, don’t offer comprehensive medical coverage and aren’t subject to ACA patient protections.