Proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid would further strain the county’s health system

Proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid would further strain the county’s health system

When Shelby County Director for Health Services Dr. Michelle Taylor walks through Regional One Health’s emergency room, she sees the seams fraying from the strain of Memphis’ public health infrastructure — and it’s troubling. Nearly one in three patients has no insurance and, if the federal budget bill now before the Senate becomes law, that number could climb dramatically higher.  “If these federal cuts were to pass, it would enlarge [the Medic…