Though 96 percent of physicians accepted new patients last year, 17 percent wouldn’t accept new Medicare patients, and 18 percent would not accept new privately-insured patients.
The study found physicians in smaller practices and those in metropolitan areas were less likely than others to accept new Medicaid patients. Higher state Medicaid-to-Medicare fee ratios were also a factor, as they were correlated with greater acceptance of new Medicaid patients.
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