State’s low reimbursement rates for Medicaid put young patients at risk – The Columbian

While this is about Clark County, the issues raised here are exactly the same for Jefferson.
As stated in the articles left side panel on Facts:

Medicaid reimbursements for pediatric care in Washington decreased more than 35 percent in 2015, when a two-year federal provision to maintain Medicaid-Medicare equity ended.

Read the whole story and get the facts at

https://www.columbian.com/news/2018/dec/02/states-low-reimbursement-rates-for-medicaid-put-young-patients-at-risk/