Will Anyone See the New Medicaid Patients?

About 69 percent of doctors nationally accept new Medicaid patients, but the rate varies widely across the country. A new study in Health Affairs, detailed in Kaiser Health News, says that in Colorado, slightly less than the national average of doctors agree to take on new patients who are on low-paying Medicaid. The Colorado rate is about 66 percent, just under the national average of 69 percent.