Barriers to Access:
Rather than curtailing enrollment by ineligible individuals, the reforms are affecting American citizens and documented immigrants. The policy has erected particularly daunting barriers to health care access for U.S.-born children and, ironically, for American Indians and Alaska Natives, whose tribal documents may not always be officially recognized by the federal government.
Financial Ramifications:
Because of significant delays in the Medicaid application and enrollment process, health centers suffer adverse financial consequences while they continue to serve patients awaiting coverage determinations.
Health center specific snapshots illustrate the impact of Medicaid policy requirement change on health centers across America and the patients they serve. Click below for these impact profiles:
HUNTER HEALTH CLINIC, WICHITA, KANSAS
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS, PITTSBURG, KANSAS
EASTERN SHORE RURAL HEALTH, VIRGINIA
