 medicaid growth could aggravate doctor shortage so far about a third of the states michigan included have accepted the expansion of medicaid under the provisions of obamacare the federal government has promised to pay 100 of the additional medicaid costs for the next three years then lower the reimbursement rate to 90 but what good will an expanions of medicaid do if there are no doctors to take on these new patients will there be enough doctors willing to accept the low reimbursement rates and red tape associated with medicaid read more  wwwnytimescom 20131129 us lackofdoctorsmayworsenasmillionsjoinmedicaidrollsh 