How a Chicago-area Orthopedics Practice Went From 1% Medicaid Patients to 80%, and Remained Profitable

When Andrew Shadid talks with orthopedic surgeons, "they kind of laugh" at his practice's approach of focusing on Medicaid patients. "Most people don't want to get involved in the Medicaid space, especially in Illinois," says Shadid, CEO of Genesis Orthopedics& Sports Medicine in the Chicago area. They make it work financially by applying principles of reverse…