ObamaCare 'Reform': 34% Fewer Doctors, Double-Digit Premium Hikes

Investor's Business Daily ^ | 07/17/2015 | Staff

[IBD editorial writer]

Health Reform: Before ObamaCare, it would've been hard to find a health plan that combined a huge $6,000 deductible, few in-network doctors, and sky-high premiums. Today, thanks to ObamaCare, it's hard not to.

[Ahithophel]

These conditions are completely unacceptable, and vital to achieving the end game here: single payer healthcare. If you’re surprised by the current state of affairs and developments in healthcare, you haven’t been paying attention.

[hawkaw]

With a 6 thousand dollar deductible, why bother having health insurance for doctor visits and certain imagining testing. Wow.

[lilypad]

I was able to keep my bcbs plan here in Florida. It has a 5000 dollar deductible and was $337 a month (I thought that was affordable). It is now $527 a month with higher co pays. I hadn't needed to use it until a few months ago. I had fallen and needed knee surgery. The ambulance ride of 4 miles cost $640. They said it's because the ambulance which is the only one available is “out of network and part of the deductible”. My physical therapy(pt) has a $75 copay so it's not affordable. In fact the pt office told me not to come and gave me in home exercises because they felt sorry for me because of the co pay. They called me the one with the high co-payment when I would talk to them. My script went from $55 to $84 in less than two years. It's the details that get you! Just don't get hurt or sick. Remember when our dear leader talked about his concern for us little people and bankruptcies . And the day I went to the emergency room the place was standing room only. I thought less people would have to go to the emergency room once obamacare kicked in.. Geez!

[wastoute]

Oh, but if you are in a Rat voter demographic healthcare is free!

[headstamp 2]

Was just reading NYS has over 1 million more people on Medicaid since Sh**care started.

[headstamp 2]

And don’t forget the 50% co-pays on EVERYTHING also.

I’d rather have a catastrophic policy that covers all hospital fees with a 3-4K deductible.

I’ll take care of the doctors visits myself.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“With a 6 thousand dollar deductible, why bother having health insurance for doctor visits and certain imagining testing. Wow.”

Not only does my family have a 6k deductible, we pay 10k a year for the privilege.

[rawcatslyentist]

And an additional 5K in savings!!!

++ Good!

[originalbuckeye]

After I retired we switched to my husband’s work insurance. Even with a PPO, I have found that I cannot go to the doctors I have been seeing as they do not have a ‘contract’ with our new insurance company. I was told I would have to pay, up front, $270 for a 15 minute appointment with my Orthopedic Surgeon, who has been taking care of me for 5 years. Single payer was always the plan. I detest what this @#$%^ has done to the best medical system in the world.

[super7man]

Not only does my family have a 6k deductible, we pay 10k a year for the privilege.

Hey, you must have the same coverage as we do. Except we had to pick from only a few doctors that took the plan and we get to pay $14K a year.

[Myrddin]

I pay $13k premiums with $9k deductible and 80% coverage.

[usmom]

Ours is 5K deductible. Supposedly we get one ‘free’ physical per year (the only time we go). Somehow they always weal out of that, too. If you mention anything wrong at the appointment or they prescribe meds, they say it wasn’t just a physical anymore and we get a $350 bill for 15 minutes.

[Mamzelle]

Lawyers made the system this expensive. But lawyers are going to get hurt, too.

[originalbuckeye]

Agree. Tort reform would have alleviated a lot of the financial expense. But Lawyers contribute way too much money to the Democrats for any Dem health care plan to disrupt the money flow. With Obamacare, lawyers MAY be hurt at some point, but it will be unintentional.

[Rusty0604]

That just doesn’t make any financial sense. Are HSAs still legal? A high deductible with a low premium makes sense, but if both are so high then you are just forking money over for the new Medicaid enrollees and those that pay extremely low premiums.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Are HSAs still legal?”

Yes, but they lowered the amount that can be put away. Think it went from 10k to 7k a year. That’s 3k more a year the government can tax.