Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Legislators to Reevaluate Access to Care for Children: Chris Johnson, MBA

AJMC September 5, 2025
Julia Bonavitacola, Chris Johnson, MBA, Laura Joszt, MA

Medicaid cuts could be devastating to areas where health care deserts are prevalent, especially in children, making it vital that legislators understand the potential gap in care to help close it.

Chris Johnson, MBA, CEO and founder of Bluebird Kids Health, spoke about how health care deserts exist all over the country in both rural and urban settings, which makes access to care an important issue for children living anywhere. This, he says, provides an opportunity to see how access to care can improve and implement them through legislative action.

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Are there ways to help health care centers, particularly in medical deserts, who will have fewer funds from...

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