Hoosier ODs Protest Medicaid Cuts

"Indiana eye care professionals are worried Medicaid cuts by the state could have a negative impact on the health of Hoosiers and end up costing taxpayers more in the long run," goes the post on TheIndyChannel. "Beginning in July, the state implemented a 5 percent cut in Medicaid reimbursement for eye care and vision wear provided by optometrists." Read more.


This increasingly is occurring across the United States as more legislatures grapple with budget deficits and an electorate reluctant to raise taxes.