In some poor urban and rural areas, Medicaid recipients have trouble finding doctors.

State employees and Medicaid recipients are also required to join.

But Medicaid recipients, who include the elderly poor, often have complicated medical problems.

But Medicaid recipients are already insured, so how could this bill affect them?

In most states, Medicaid recipients can now generally go to any doctor or hospital that will accept them.

Under the rules, Medicaid recipients have 60 days to choose a health plan or else they will be assigned to one.

Government data show that the number of Medicaid recipients has increased to 23.7 million, from 21.8 million in 1985.

Through managed care, Medicaid recipients have access to doctors who were once unavailable to them.

By most measures, it said, Medicaid recipients and people with private insurance have similar access to medical care.

We have a responsibility to protect the health of Medicaid recipients.