Ghost providers hinder access to health care for Medicaid patients
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Jane Zhu, M.D., and colleagues found that almost a third of physicians enrolled in Medicaid don’t actually care for any Medicaid patients. ‘If patients aren’t able to access the care they need, they may delay or forego care altogether, which is not only bad for patient outcomes but also bad for the health system overall,” she says. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)