Posted on 01/12/2014 11:26:13 PM PST by Innovative
Many folks who signed up for coverage through the state and federal exchanges are running into roadblocks now that they are trying to use their new benefits. And though exchange officials and insurers have urged consumers to call their insurers if they encounter problems, many say they either wait endlessly on hold or get the runaround.
Patterson's journey started New Year's Day, when she landed in the emergency room for a stomach ailment. The Independence policy number she received didn't work and the hospital required her to sign a form saying she would pay for care herself, though it agreed to bill her later.
But when the 59-year-old went to her doctor last week, she was told he couldn't see her because she hadn't designated him as her primary care provider. If she wanted to be treated, she'd have to pay for the visit and lab work and request reimbursement. She spent an hour on hold with Independence trying to fix the problem and left the office without care.
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she was told he couldn’t see her because she hadn’t designated him as her primary care provider
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was there a spot/option on the application for her to choose her doctor ???
My doc quit to become an IT administrator, and be closer to her grandkids.
Obamacare is going to ruin this country.
In both the headline and the first sentence they use the word ‘benefits’. A word which means a positive feature or provision given to a person, something good derived from having a relationship with another.
Obamacare and benefits?
“You think you are kidding...”
I think you don’t quite get what I’m saying.
As a matter of fact I very much did get what you were saying — however far fetched it sounded, that is exactly what Obama and the Dems want.
These stories that are showing up are about what I expected. I am neither a prophet or a super genius but anyone who knows anything should have understood from the start that nothing other than disaster could be expected from turning health care over to a bunch of bureaucrats. Even with the best of intentions they would create disaster and they did not even have good intentions in the first place. It is equivalent to turning a railroad system over to a bunch of three year olds whose only knowledge comes from playing with toy trains.
“And the pretty girls should all like me, and I want a fast car and a big beach house and lots of chocolate.”
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