Ripple effects from Medicaid cuts will be felt by thousands of Hawaiʻi residents, and the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi is worried it will be included in that chain reaction.
Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, the associate dean for academic affairs at JABSOM, stated that teachers at the school have always taught their students how to navigate situations with uninsured patients. But now, with an expected 30,000 Hawaiʻi residents being pulled off of Medicaid, that part of their education is even more crucial and applicable.
“They are taught what the current situation is, and what it could be, and how to engage with patients and families in ways that are very sensitive and respectful of whatever their family and resource situations are,” Buenconsejo-Lum said…