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De Blasio looks to fix ObamaCare flaw that left cancer patients without coverage (Pelosi knew)
NY Post ^ | 11/12/15 | Yoav Gonen

Posted on 11/12/2015 2:40:27 AM PST by Libloather

Mayor de Blasio is moving to clean up a state medical-insurance mess that blindsided thousands of New Yorkers, including 114 cancer patients in the city who were about to lose their doctors.

Under a hastily drawn-up deal, the patients will continue to get coverage for treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center under the city's MetroPlus health plan.

The patients had faced a tough choice: pay out of pocket or find new doctors because of the impending bankruptcy of Health Republic - one of the state's ObamaCare providers and the only one that covers treatment at Sloan Kettering.

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"The collapse of Health Republic left many New Yorkers scrambling to find new coverage and providers - today's deal ensures that the most vulnerable of this group continue to receive high-quality treatment," de Blasio said Wednesday.

Everyone else? Well, bye.

1 posted on 11/12/2015 2:40:27 AM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

CYA.

Well, this is certainly compassionate. What about all the others who fell through the cracks, are they going to be found again in time to take timely action?

How many more dominoes are going to fall before the “system” created by the most inappropriately named “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010” finally collapses of its own dead weight?


2 posted on 11/12/2015 2:57:23 AM PST by alloysteel (Do not argue with trolls. That means they win.)
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To: Libloather
This move isn't about ensuring anyone gets "high-quality treatment" at all.

It's about driving business to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center instead of other medical facilities.

3 posted on 11/12/2015 3:09:31 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("It doesn't work for me. I gotta have more cowbell!")
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To: Libloather
Mayor de Blasio is moving to clean up a state medical-insurance mess that blindsided thousands of New Yorkers

I guess you get "blindsided" when you don't read it before you pass it.

4 posted on 11/12/2015 10:02:38 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Libloather; AllAmericanGirl44; Armen Hareyan; B4Ranch; Balata; Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi; ...
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5 posted on 11/12/2015 8:51:20 PM PST by Tired of Taxes
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