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Elderly patients sick over losing doctors under ObamaCare
NY Post ^ | October 25, 2013 | 4:18 | By Carl Campanile

Posted on 10/25/2013 11:00:34 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

ObamaCare is making seniors sick.

Elderly New Yorkers are in a panic after getting notices that insurance companies are booting their doctors from the Medicare Advantage program as a result of the shifting medical landscape under ObamaCare.

That leaves patients with unenviable choices: keep the same insurance plan and find another doctor, pay out of pocket or look for another plan where their physician is a member.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obamacare
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1 posted on 10/25/2013 11:00:35 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I’m glad I have regular medicare. 3 stents put in Wednesday with my choice of doctor.


2 posted on 10/25/2013 11:02:58 AM PDT by ex-snook (God is Love)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Dr. Obama says they might be better off just taking the blue pill.


3 posted on 10/25/2013 11:06:25 AM PDT by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: ex-snook
Enjoy it while it lasts. It is just a matter of time before Medicare is totally destroyed and replaced with Medicade.

Seriously, I wonder what percent of New York seniors voted for this fecal matter . . .

4 posted on 10/25/2013 11:08:22 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: ex-snook
I’m glad I have regular medicare. 3 stents put in Wednesday with my choice of doctor.
And what did it cost you? Have you looked into Advantage or Supplemental plans?
5 posted on 10/25/2013 11:08:55 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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"Elderly patients sick over losing doctors under ObamaCare"



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6 posted on 10/25/2013 11:11:32 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: oh8eleven

Advantage is going away, isn’t it?


7 posted on 10/25/2013 11:12:00 AM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: goodnesswins
I haven't got a clue, but it's so popular I would imagine a HUGE push back from seniors if Øbama tries to eliminate it.
8 posted on 10/25/2013 11:16:04 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Gee, but under Obamacare if you like your doctor you can keep them. /s

Only the obots believed this. They screamed at us calling us racists for telling them this would not happen. They hated hearing the truth and they hated us for telling them the truth.

Now it’s all falling apart like we knew it would, and they still somehow believe it’s OUR fault it’s not working, when we’had no votes for it, the democrats allowed no input from us in the ACA, no floor debate, no amendments allowed to be presented, voted down all of our alternative bills/plans, had nobody involved with implementing it as it’s executive branch HHS Obama folks, and that we were all idiots,

yet somehow, somehow, us idiots were somehow’able’to cause obamacare to fail massively. the stupid people’were somehow able’to thwart the smart obama and the smart democrats, the entire senate and entire executive branch, and we somehow derailed obamacare.

yeah, talk about ‘does not compute’. that doesn’t and neither does their stinkin’ website.


9 posted on 10/25/2013 11:22:11 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

My United Healthcare advantage plan has been terrific. However, they are still advertising that they “have no networks”, yet I got a letter yesterday warning to check to see if my doctors are “in network” because UH won’t pay anything to them if they are not. So far, there has been no network list supplied.

I’m worried about this because my husband had a brain tumor removed 3 years ago and has continued to be watched by his team of surgeons/radiologists at the Medical College. So far, so good. If he has to change doctors, something might slip through the cracks.


10 posted on 10/25/2013 11:23:59 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

BTW, I got another letter a couple of weeks ago that alerted me to this “network” problem with United Healthcare. That notice talked about certain Counties in Wisconsin where there would be no network doctors, as well as certain areas of the country Yet, the ads about having “no networks” from UH continue.


11 posted on 10/25/2013 11:26:34 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: oh8eleven
"And what did it cost you? Have you looked into Advantage or Supplemental plans? "

Probably nothing for Doctor like the previous 3 stents. I do have a retirement work secondary but I don't know remember if it was used for the Hospital.

12 posted on 10/25/2013 11:27:51 AM PDT by ex-snook (God is Love)
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To: Secret Agent Man

Hmmmm. Maybe so-called smart liberals should vote for the candidates that are not WRONG ALL THE TIME!


13 posted on 10/25/2013 11:36:35 AM PDT by bkaycee (John 3:16)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
As I recall UH was a big sup perter of Obamacare.
14 posted on 10/25/2013 11:37:02 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: afraidfortherepublic
That notice talked about certain Counties in Wisconsin where there would be no network doctors
What county are you in? Have you looked for other plans? Now is the time to switch plans (open enrollment).
15 posted on 10/25/2013 11:37:10 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Hope....Change.....Death Panels....


16 posted on 10/25/2013 11:38:28 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: oh8eleven

In the process of looking at other plans. My county is covered, but what about getting sick, or in an accident, while traveling?


17 posted on 10/25/2013 11:38:49 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

My doctors fired my Medicare Advantage provider, United Healthcare.

I will get a new policy probably with Humana. They know the score and are advertising heavily in my zip code


18 posted on 10/25/2013 11:39:36 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Absolutely. But their advantage plan was great. Looks like they are trying to unload it. Humana is making a big play around here for the Advantage market.


19 posted on 10/25/2013 11:40:10 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: ex-snook
Probably nothing for Doctor like the previous 3 stents.
Well, you'd remember if you had to pay out of pocket so I'll guess your secondary policy covers the 20% gap that Medicare doesn't pay.
BTW - thanks for your service.
20 posted on 10/25/2013 11:41:14 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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