Doctors stop taking Medicaid
“…Medicaid reimbursements covered only 65 percent of actual costs…The county’s Medicaid rolls have grown by 37 percent since 2001, and the program now pays for half of all childbirths.” NY Times
This may be the future of government run health care insurance. The NY Times did not mention how this compares to what President Obama is proposing for the remainder of the uninsured Americans but some questions do need to be asked:
- How will doctors be able to remain in business if the government sponsored plans can’t even cover the doctors’ costs?
- How will government funded insurance accommodate surges in unemployment that causes record enrollment increases like Medicaid experienced last year?
- How does the Obama plan address issues of patients having to drive two hours to find a doctor to take Medicaid or other government sponsored plans?