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Why do Medicaid cuts affect people with private insurance or Medicare?

Hospitals with ERs are required to see all patients regardless of ability to pay. We have to staff basic service lines for this patient volume, whether or not we get paid for it. When the uninsured rate goes up, we have to cut something to keep the doors open. That something is social workers, case managers, in-person interpreters, specialists, “extra” nurses and techs, formulary options, new equipment… things we all use.