Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicaid

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Medicaid
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• The Medicaid program is a medical service and
  social welfare program that is mainly meant to
  serve low-income individuals/families.
• It is operated and regulated by the US federal
  government and is managed by the state.
• When it comes to such a huge-scale social welfare
  program, it is natural to have its own set of
  advantages and disadvantages that come with it.

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Advantages

• The Medicaid program caters to individual/families
  that belong to the low-income status, and
  thereby provides them with good-quality health
  care coverage, which otherwise they dont usually
  have access to.
• People who arent able to afford health care
  insurance policies wouldnt be required to carry
  on without receiving specialized, basic health
  care.

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• The Medicaid program caters to individual/families
  that belong to the low-income status, and
  thereby provides them with good-quality health
  care coverage, which otherwise they dont usually
  have access to.
• People who arent able to afford health care
  insurance policies wouldnt be required to carry
  on without receiving specialized, basic health
  care.
• Pertaining to the Medicaid program, children who
  belong to underprivileged and disadvantaged
  families have access to medical healthcare and
  special needs health care.

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• Healthcare practitioners who accept Medicaid
  program members as their patients will always
  have constant inflow of customers.
• There wouldnt be any need for healthcare
  practitioners to have to advertise their medical
  services as the state provides such members with
  comprehensive list of participating physicians.

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• Additionally, participating health care
  practitioners are further guaranteed that theyd
  receive payments from the government swiftly for
  their health care services, and the Medicaid
  investigations Las Vegas would be taken care of
  swiftly as well.
• In some cases, the state might even offer
  incentives and rewards to medical practitioners
  and healthcare providers who participate in
  Medicaid program. Risk of bills remaining unpaid
  by patients is really low.
• Also, Medicare investigations Las Vegas is taken
  care of efficiently and it acts as a great
  deterrent for those who want to cheat the
  healthcare system.

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Disadvantages

• When it comes to Medicaid, a key limitation
  constitutes the types healthcare treatments that
  are covered under the program.
• Medicaid evaluates every treatment plan and it
  may not cover some procedures that are deemed
  unnecessary or experimental in nature, and it
  might be problematic for doctors and patients in
  some cases.
• Refusal to cover the expense of procedure will
  leave the patient and doctor with little to no
  choice in that matter.

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• When it comes to Medicaid, a key limitation
  constitutes the types healthcare treatments that
  are covered under the program.
• Medicaid evaluates every treatment plan and it
  may not cover some procedures that are deemed
  unnecessary or experimental in nature, and it
  might be problematic for doctors and patients in
  some cases.
• Refusal to cover the expense of procedure will
  leave the patient and doctor with little to no
  choice in that matter.

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• In order to keep the rates for Medicaid program
  low, Medicaid reimbursements are typically lower
  as compared to what doctors typically charge.
• This results in doctors being discouraged from
  accepting Medicaid patients. In addition to low
  rates of Medicaid reimbursements, it can take
  Medicaid reimbursements 37 155 days to be
  cleared.
• This is a really significant amount of time, and
  it is especially so for small-scale medical
  practices and clinics which require money to take
  care of operating costs as they run on low
  capital.

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• In some cases, Medicaid recipient becomes the
  target for discrimination too, which is more
  prevalent in nursing homes.
• There are several reports where elder people are
  transferred to a different setting, for instance,
  from a private room to a ward, when they switch
  from paying privately to paying via Medicaid.
• Such discrimination shouldnt be taken lightly
  and must be reported to concerned authority.
  Another common form of discrimination is when
  nursing homes simply refuse to admit someone
  because they are Medicaid recipient.

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