From the Dallas Morning News:
As the state seeks ways to trim Medicaid, an increasing number of doctors frustrated with reimbursements are opting not to see new Medicaid patients. As a result, Medicaid patients often grow sicker while hunting for a doctor.
“The inability to find a Medicaid doctor drives up the cost for everyone because they then frequent the emergency room,” Lewis said.
Dallas ranks last among 15 major cities in the percentage of physicians accepting Medicaid, according to a study by Merritt Hawkins & Associates, an Irving-based health care consulting and recruiting company.
Surely this won’t happen under single payer health care. Sure, it happens with Medicaid and Medicare (here, here), but…
