The crisis of Medicaid variability across states and the homecare nursing shortage in pediatrics.

Complex care pediatrician Dr. Elaine Lin names the impact that the nursing shortage has on families, and that the expectation should not be that it is the parent's job to be the nurse. She also names that the lack of standards for qualifying for hours within and between states complicates everything and frustrates families. "Most families no matter how sick their kid is, no matter how difficult their situation is, they want their child at home. And I think it's our duty and responsibility in this healthcare system to try to make that work in whatever creative ways you can."