Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Physical therapist Edwin Suarez works with Medicaid patient Maliylah Silva, who has been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, at his office in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Silva needs regular therapy sessions for her degenerative condition, and Suarez fears he cannot continue to see patients with Medicaid insurance because the Medicaid reimbursement rate was reduced in the last round of budget cuts.

Leila Navidi

Physical therapist Edwin Suarez works with Medicaid patient Maliylah Silva, who has been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, at his office in Las Vegas Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Silva needs regular therapy sessions for her degenerative condition, and Suarez fears he cannot continue to see patients with Medicaid insurance because the Medicaid reimbursement rate was reduced in the last round of budget cuts.