‘You're Going to See Very Severe Things and Dangerous Things’: Medicaid Cuts in Rural Idaho

‘You're Going to See Very Severe Things and Dangerous Things’: Medicaid Cuts in Rural Idaho

In the early hours of the morning, Amy Klingler, a primary care physician assistant in Stanley, Idaho, answered a call from a panicked patient. The woman was experiencing severe lower abdominal pain and had been vomiting for hours. She said she feared she might be suffering from an ectopic pregnancy—a serious, potentially fatal condition. But even in that moment of crisis, the patient hesitated to seek emergency care. “She was calling me at thre…