Las Vegas Sun

April 19, 2024

Physical therapist Edwin Suarez looks at a leg brace to make sure it is straight for a pediatric patient at his office in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Suarez has expanded his practice from strictly pediatric to adult physical therapy because it is more lucrative, but he fears he cannot continue to see patients with Medicaid insurance because the reimbursement rate was reduced drastically in the last round of budget cuts.

Leila Navidi

Physical therapist Edwin Suarez looks at a leg brace to make sure it is straight for a pediatric patient at his office in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Suarez has expanded his practice from strictly pediatric to adult physical therapy because it is more lucrative, but he fears he cannot continue to see patients with Medicaid insurance because the reimbursement rate was reduced drastically in the last round of budget cuts.