Posted on 12/14/2014 1:57:02 AM PST by Zakeet
Kevin McCarthy of Thousand Oaks, California, was surprised last spring, when he learned his family doctor of 14 years could not accept the Blue Shield insurance he'd purchased under Obamacare.
He said he was "outraged" because when he was shopping for his policy, Blue Shield confirmed his doctor was covered.
"We were duped," McCarthy said. "Hoodwinked is another good term."
Here's what happened. Insurance companies -- to save money -- are quietly selling what are called "narrow networks." They sharply restrict the number of doctors and hospitals people can see. In some cases, people may be limited to 30 percent or less of the doctors and hospitals nearby.
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Perfect. People are having to dip further and further into their savings in order to afford the rapidly rising premiums. That’s exactly what the Rats want. They believe it’s unfair for some people to have savings (esp. tax sheltered retirement savings) while others do not. Obamacare is yet another tool to rob prudent folks of their nest eggs.
If they were hoodwinked or duped, they were willing victims. Myself and countless other thousands tried to inform them of what would actually happen. Our warnings were met with ridicule and scorn. So, as far as I am concerned, hell with them. Let them cry. Same thing goes for the Obama voters tat are crying now. they got what they voted for.
If the article is read closely, one can clearly see that although the insurance accepted the doctor, the doctor did not accept the insurance. It was the doctor that threw out the patient and the insurance.
That happened to me. To keep the doctor I had to get a different insurer.
Socialism is Satanic.
It tries to replace the role of God in society with government.
They will be responses of" Not one Republican voted for obamacare." The Republicans did not have to vote for obamacare. There was enough Democrats in both Houses to pass it.
These people who are “outraged” are obviously raciss. That is what I was called when I stated that this consequence was baked into the cake and that is why I was opposed to ObamaCare from the moment it was proposed.
I'm not even on Obamacare, but I lost my doctor to it all the same - in her small family practice she found she couldn't afford both the initial purchase of the required computer system/software for the electronic medical records doctors are required to keep on us, AND the new yearly fee to continue using said software.
On the bright side, those 38 government agency's won't have my medical records...
The stupid and corrupt RINO GOP-e last week was not duped (but probably they were blackmailed) as they duped some members and rammed through another year of authorization to keep this monster growing and eating our guts out despite the howls from their own voters.
The Marxist coup is almost complete. The new "immigration" measures will assure it is finally done. The bastards funded that, too.
Only those too stupid to realize what was going on were duped. It is either that or they are willing participants and cheerleaders for it.
I don't think those weasels really had any other choice until they have the votes to repeal and replace. If they stop funding it and get into an ugly stalemate, they will be blamed by the MSM for throwing healthcare into a turmoil. It would be bad if people that had their insurance cancelled and where forced on to exchanges lost it again. This is why I think SCOTUS will allow subsidies to continue for people in states that don't have their own exchanges.
ACA has barely started to kick in and 58% of American's want it repealed. That number should rise as more low info voters find out what is in it. The tax for not having insurance is small for 2014, but increases to 2.5% of income for 2015. Mandates kick in for companies over 100 FTE's for 2015. Mandates for companies with 50 FTE's or more kick in for 2016.
I think if you give this enough time, there will be enough democrats willing to cross the isle to save their skin before the 2016 elections. Schumer is already nervous..
No !! It isnt being "duped" , nor "hoodwinked" by Blue SHield.
It's called :" BAIT AND SWITCH"
Also it's called: ' Criminal Conspiracy to commit Fraud',
but the insurance industry is already indemnified by the FED Govt., who also committed the first "Bait and Switch" to get the thing passed.
I guess people who voted for DIMs/LIBs need to suffer (a lot). Even then, they won’t awaken. They will just get sick and die. Then, too, that is an acceptable outcome in regards to those “folks”. Unfortunately, others also are effected by this complete BS.
Every one say “Thank you Mr. Obama”
This is what happens when the government decides what doctors will be repaid for the services they provide. They’ve been doing it since Medicare passed decades ago and the incoming IPAB (death panel) will now be doing it for everybody (except the Obamas and their ilk, who will be exempt).
If the cost of serving a patient exceeds the allowed reimbursement, the doctor has no other choice than to turn that patient away. He can’t go on providing these services at a loss. Part of the reason it costs so much to serve a patient is because it costs your doctor a fortune to employ all the paper pushers needed to fill out government and insurance paperwork - and remember, that part of the payroll is doing NOTHING to help heal you. What a waste.
Iowahawk said it best a few weeks ago: We've gone from the People voting itself a new government, to the Government voting itself a new people.
“No !! It isnt being “duped” , nor “hoodwinked” by Blue SHield.
It’s called :” BAIT AND SWITCH”
I think it’s better to say that they were Grubered. I’ll bet if you tell these people that they were Grubered, they’ll say “What’s that?
Grubered: a useful idiot, typically a democrat or progressive, that is unwittingly duped by mastermind progressive that glibly touts their own brilliance.
If you don’t know what Grubering is, you deserve to be Grubered.
The only problem is you have to be able to follow a line of logic, and have a longer attention span than a 3 year old. Most low-info types would get lost after the first or second sentence. Those who are so enamored with Obambi will never get it no matter what their age or IQ or education.
Thanks.
Haha
You’ve been Grubered.
You have succinctly hit the nail squarely on the head.
Leni
I don't understand why some people think every stupid thing the Fedgov does is caused by Satan. Socialism isn't Satanic, it's just controlling politicians who think they know better about how to live our lives. That's why they become politicians. Some do it out of mis-guided compassion; most do it out of over-sized egos.
Bump
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