The message is getting through to healthcare organizations: screening self-pay patients for Medicaid, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and other programs is necessary given today’s economic environment.
With all the talk of Medicaid expansion under healthcare reform, we sometimes forget that a state’s current economic woes can affect funding for this valuable resource.
Technically, we've emerged from the Great Recession, economists say. However, the reality is—as so many healthcare organizations know—that casualties from the economic downturn continue to pile up.