Dr. Michael Wagner, CEO and president of Care New England and John Fernandez is CEO and president of Brown University Health urge that Investing in Medicaid will ensure all Rhode Islanders receive the care they need. It will help the state retain compassionate and talented doctors and nurses and ensure facilities are equipped to meet the needs of patients.
The impact of these funding shortfalls is far-reaching. Patients lose access to care when there are too few doctors to see them, and too few nurses to staff hospital beds.
