“Medicaid Cuts Will Affect Everyone” Says UAB Health System CEO
Alabama lawmakers are contemplating cuts to Medicaid to help fill a more than $200 million state budget shortfall. Proposed spending plans cut millions from mental health services, law enforcement, state agencies and Medicaid. State hospitals are especially concerned about potential cuts to Medicaid. Will Ferniany, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of UAB Health System, the largest academic medical center in Alabama, told WBHM’s Rachel Osier Lindley why talk of Medicaid cuts has him worried.
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Will Ferniany, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of UAB Health System
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