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A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for di…

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Kaitlyn Cunningham, 33, has cerebral palsy and is nonverbal. Cunningham spent an entire additional month confined to the second floor of Cedar Park Regional Medical Center. Cunningham was snared in a tangle of insurance denials, care needs and coverage confusion. A wide range of systemic flaws can trap these Texans in the hospital.

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A woman’s fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid’s limits for di…

Staffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals. This can cost the state more and take a toll on patients and caregivers.

1 month ago·Austin, United States

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