Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See

NEW YORK TIMES:

My Medicaid card is useless for me right now. It's a useless piece of plastic. I can't find an orthopedic surgeon or a pain management doctor who will accept Medicaid.

NICOLE R. DARDEAU, a nurse in Opelousas, La., who needs surgery for herniated discs in her neck...

How can an already overtaxed Medicaid system handle such a huge influx of people?

asked Dr. Michael A. Felton, a family doctor in Church Point, La., near Lafayette. It is a question being asked in many states.