Small clinics leaving Medicaid system - LubbockOnline.com

More Texas doctors are leaving the Medicaid system and fewer than one-third are accepting new Medicaid patients. That’s the lowest percentage ever, according to recently released numbers from the Texas Medical Association.

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“It’s not feasible any more for the smaller clinics to take Medicaid,” said Lisa Campbell, managing director of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine at Amarillo.

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