News Report | June 23, 2019
Psychiatrists Accepting Medicaid Declined From 48% To 35% Following Medicaid Expansion
Following the 2014 Medicaid expansion, the share of psychiatrists who accepted Medicaid declined from 47.9% in 2010-2011 to 35.4% in 2014-2015, as weighted by the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey's national weights and adjusted for practice ownership status. There was no similar change among primary care or other specialties.
These findings were reported in "Medicaid Acceptance by Psychiatrists Before and After Medicaid Expansion" by Hefei Wen, Ph.D.; Adam S. Wilk, Ph.D.; Benjamin G. Druss, M.D., MPH; and Janet R. Cummings, Ph.D. The researchers analyzed information from the 2010 to 2015 National . . .