People with disabilities on Medicaid are often left behind in NJ

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New Jersey has one of the lowest Medicaid reimbursement rates in the nation, leading to a low percentage of doctors accepting the insurance.

Patients with developmental disabilities face significant challenges finding doctors who both accept Medicaid and have experience with their needs.

State officials have recently increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care to encourage more providers to accept the insurance.

When Nantanee Koppstein found a new primary care practice in the Princeton area for her daughter, she was overjoyed — considering that it took weeks of searching for a doctor who had experience treating a patient with developmental disabilities.

The first visit was great. The doctor was kind and competent. Koppstein and her daughter, who has mul