Posted on 09/29/2014 7:44:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Finding a doctor who takes Obamacare coverage could be just as frustrating for Californians in 2015 as the health-law expansion enters its second year.
The state's largest health insurers are sticking with their often-criticized narrow networks of doctors, and in some cases they are cutting the number of physicians even more, according to a Times analysis of company data. And the state's insurance exchange, Covered California, still has no comprehensive directory to help consumers match doctors with health plans.
This comes as insurers prepare to enroll hundreds of thousands of new patients this fall and get 1.2 million Californians to renew their policies under the Affordable Care Act.
Even as California's enrollment grows, many patients continue to complain about being offered fewer choices of doctors and having no easy way to find the ones that are available.
Some consumers have been saddled with huge medical bills after insurers refused to pay for care deemed out of network. These complaints have sparked a state investigation and consumer lawsuits against two big insurers.
Mary Edwards, a 63-year-old librarian in Mar Vista, was excited about a Health Net PPO she picked out last fall because it offered a wide selection of doctors at a reasonable price. But it turned out that several physicians listed on her plan didn't accept the insurance or weren't taking new patients.
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What else can be expected of government.
California patients “raped” by Obamacare insurance monopoly’s lack of doctors. State regulators have filed suit but suggest that patients suffer in silence.
“..State regulators have filed suit but suggest that patients suffer in silence.”
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Informed voters expected nothing less.
Changer your name to Juan Sanchez or Maria Gomez and tell the hospital you are an illegal immigrant and have no way of paying for your care. You will get the best care for free.
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