Looming Medicaid cuts mean that US hospitals must prepare for a perfect storm | Letters

🔴 Why This Matters - Medicaid cuts could force hospitals to deny care or delay treatments for America's poorest patients starting January.

Eugene Litvak says hospitals could rearrange scheduled admissions as part of efforts to prepare operationally for changes on 1 January Your report ( Millions of Medicaid recipients to face draconian requirements as of 1 January, 13 October ) warns that millions may lose Medicaid coverage just as hospitals face rising uncompensated care and growing emergency department demand. Protecting eligible patients from losing coverage through paperwork must re

Source: The Guardian

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