How cuts in Medicaid will affect Arizonans
March 31
Medicaid cuts seem inevitable, and could affect 2.1 Million people in our state. In Arizona, we have a “trigger law,” meaning that if federal funding falls below 80%, it could remove coverage under the expansion plan for thousands.
That could cause enrollment freezes, cuts to benefits, lower reimbursements, increased state spending, cost-shifting, more uncompensated care, reduced services, possible hospital closures of smaller, rural hospitals.
In this segment:
Also in this episode:
SPOTLIGHT
STAY in touch
with azpbs.org!
Subscribe to Arizona PBS Newsletters:
Gifts presented by Arizona PBS
