As Docs Face Big Cuts In Medicaid Pay, Patients May Pay The Price By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Andy Pasternak, a family doctor in Reno, Nev., saw more than 100 new Medicaid patients last year after the Doctors face big cuts in Medicaid pay As Docs Face Big Cuts In Medicaid Pay, Patients May Pay The Price By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Andy Pasternak, a family doctor in Reno, Nev., saw more than 100 new Medicaid patients last year after the Check out this story on news10.net: http://usat.ly/1Bl5iJf Andy Pasternak, a family doctor in Reno, saw more than 100 new Medicaid patients last year after the state expanded the insurance program for the poor under the Affordable Care Act. But he won’t be taking any new ones this year.