Posts tagged: Medicaid

Feb 27 2009

What happens if the safety net clinics start refusing to see Medicare or Medicaid patients?

Patients on Medicare and Medicaid tend to utilize the health care system more frequently.

Combined with the fact that an increasing number of physicians are closing their doors to such patients, the so-called “safety net” clinics and hospitals are finding themselves with much more work than they can handle.

In this case in California, one such clinic was seriously considering shutting its doors to Medicare.

A physician Read more »