[MaxMax]

I wonder if Cashcare will have Doctors' prices go up, or down.
They certainly cannot depend on Zerocare to pay them enough.

I can see many Private Doctors getting desperate.

[goldstategop]

That may be the real ticking time bomb for the Democrats.

I see a lot of “your can keep your doctor” commercials in the future. It goes beyond website glitches and insurance issues.

Here’s where Obamacare will be unpopular. Its not a done deal.

[Pining_4_TX]

Obamacare is like all socialized health care systems. Everyone has a little card saying he has insurance; he just can’t get treatment.

[clearcarbon]

" the real problems are about to begin."

The program will be at its best in the beginning. It will be all downhill from there.

[tumblindice]

“Democrats are desperate to find a success somewhere”

President Chucklehead’s chortling over a claimed success reminds me of the story of the man frantically tearing into the pile of horse**** (”There’s got be a pony in here somewhere ...”) and the scene in the movie ‘Downfall’ where Eva Braun is doing her flapper dance on a table during an Allied bombing run: “Everybody, ja—lighten up! Let’s party!”

[Jumper]

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs sent me a letter informing me that I was covered under the Affordable Health Care/ObamaCare, e.g., that they had enrolled me. Social Security was kind enough to lock me into Medicare exactly two years after accepting their disability retirement. I am sure there are millions like myself who are ACA’d involuntarily. I kept my employer’s health insurance policy mostly for my family, still have Tricare, now Medicare and of the course the VA for 100% as well. All my insurance needs are first via Medicare, then my private insurance followed by Tricare. If Medicare does not pay, then none of the others will pay either.... Ouch.

[ReaganÜberAlles]

I can speak for the Phoenix area a little bit on this. I know a guy & wife in their early 30s that just got on it. Bronze plan, 125/mo for both. IDK the deductible or the co-pays.

Both take meds and have conditions that require some treatment regularly. Last week, they had a hard time finding doctors who would see them. When they got Rxs from a DR. that would see them they found out the insurance didn’t like the type of medicine and they had to go back several times and keep trying to find one the insurance company would pay for. The Ins. companies and DRs are telling them they don’t know what to submit or if they do submit bills for payment they don’t know if they will get paid. It has been a confusing, frustrating and stressful situation for them and it is not resolved yet.

[4Liberty]

Bump

[AllAmericanGirl44]

bkmk

[zeestephen]

Re: “Lack of access to doctors, failures of the system to verify coverage and pay claims, and the incredibly high deductibles and copays on many of the exchange insurance policies.”

Twice in the last few months I've read anecdotal evidence of fewer patients seeking health care.

I think David Limbaugh wrote an essay on that, but I can't find the link.

Anyway, can I toss one more anecdote on the fire?

I'm an old guy, and I've been doing my laundry the same day and the same time for many years.

The laundry room of my apartment house looks out on the parking lot of a large neighborhood clinic run by a large local hospital.

For at least 8 years, the lot has been completely full between 3PM and 4:30PM.

Within the last two months, I suddenly realized there are many empty spaces at 3PM, and the lot is half empty at 4:30PM.

Obviously, there can be many explanations for this besides ObamaCare.

But I do wonder - has anyone else here seen evidence that the number of patients is going down?

[cynwoody]

The failure of ObamaCare, painful as it is to 'Rat office holders, is nevertheless part of the plan. As the article points out:

Failure of Obamacare will be seen not as a failure of government involvement in health care but as failure to go far enough. Single payer will return to the policy arena as the “obvious solution” to these problems.

That’s right; my prediction is that an epic government failure will spur calls for more government involvement to fix the problems caused by government involvement.

That's right. The cure for liberalism's failures is always more liberalism!

So, it's not enough to point out the failure of ObamaCare. It's necessary to replace it with something that isn't Single Payer.

[GailA]

NEW DOD MANDATE FOR TRICARE LIFE RETIRED MILITARY, THIS IS A LOSS OF FREEDOM, IT IS NOT FAIR, EQUAL OR RIGHT. EVEN THE WORKERS HATE WORKING AT EXPRESS SCRIPTS. WE USE THE MILITARY BASE AND I TALK TO THE SENIORS LIKE ME, 1 OUT OF 5 TOLERATE THE DISPENSARY, OR EXPRESS SCRIPTS, COMPLAINTS VERY HIGH ABOUT QUALITY OF MEDICINE, SHORTING YOU, DOUBLE BILLING, THEY SUCK IT RIGHT OUT OF YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, DON’T CARE IF THE OVER DRAFT YOU. GIVE YOU THE WRONG MEDS, SWITCH NAME BRAND TO GENERIC AT THEIR WHIM, WHEN YOUR SCRIPT SAYS DISPENSE AS WRITTEN.

THEY BEST NOT GET MINE WRONG, IS ALL I CAN TELL THEM, I’VE HAD ENOUGH ER RUNS BECAUSE OF BAD DRUGS, AM EXTREMELY DRUG SENSITIVE. RIGHT DOWN TO WHO MAKES THEM.

TRICARE LIFE Retired Military over 65 just received this noticed 2 weeks ago, takes effect 4/14/2014, why they sent a prelim with out the drug list is WASTEFUL spending in itself!

DOD MANDATE is forcing us to use either Base whose drugs are limited by size of base and is not wheel chair or handicap friendly or Express Scripts MANDATED Tricare Life. starts next month. 4/14/14, still have not got the formulary, waste to do 2 send outs. Express Scripts is a sorry excuse of a provider. You never know if your order is right, what generic, what manufacture, or what country. All thrown up on your porch for KIDS, TEENS, local thieves and meth makers to steal.

YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PHARMACY THANKS TO NEW DOD BUDGET!

This is a Prelim letter, we don’t even know at this time which drugs are going to be on the list. Waste of money to not send out the full thing.

1 Transfer your medication from a retail pharmacy to save , convenient Tricare Home Delivery and pay less out of pocket! A typical cost for a 90 day retail supply is $51 but only $13 for Home Delivery.

2 Ask your doctor about using a low cost generic that is not among the medications included in the Pilot Generics can still be filled at retail for $5

3 Transfer maintenance medications under the Pilot from retail pharmacy to a military pharmacy. Call your local military pharmacy to see if they have you medication

4 Continue to get you selected maintenance medications at a retail and pay 100% of the cost of the medication starting with your third refill.

If you refill your selected maintenance medication’s at a retail pharmacy after March 14, 2014 you’ll get letters from the Tricare Pharmacy contractor Express Scripts, Inc about switching to Home Delivery. Remember, starting with your third fill you will be responsible for 100% of the cost of the medications if you chose to continue to obtain them at a retail pharmacy.

If you have other health insurance with a prescription benefit, you do not fall under the Pilot. There will also be a process to obtain waivers on a case by case basis, due to personal need or hardship, emergency or other special circumstaces-0 such as living in a nursing home. After participating in the Pilot for 1 year you may opt out.

Military Waste and Fraud Continue In the Middle of the Government Shutdown HERE IS YOUR PROBLEM : PALM GREASING

Washington’s Blog lots of links
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/10/wasted-military.html

http://www.reuters.com/investigates/pentagon/#article/part1

Mugging our Troops
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/pentagon/#article/part1

Pentagon Outlines Increased Tricare Fee Proposal
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/03/05/pentagon-outlines-increased-tricare-fee-proposal.html?comp=7000023317828&rank=1

0bama to Force Military Families Away From Tricare ...By Tripling Their Fees. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.”

CBO: The military is getting squeezed for domestic spending cash
http://www.humanevents.com/2014/02/26/cbo-the-military-is-getting-squeezed-for-domestic-spending-cash/

State Side Tricare Service Centers Closing April 1
http://m.military.com/daily-news/2014/01/14/stateside-tricare-service-centers-closing-april-1.html

Tricare PRIME
http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130802/BENEFITS06/308020011/DoD-silent-major-changes-Tricare-Prime
2 links
Starting Oct. 1, the Pentagon plans to reduce Tricare Prime service areas to within a 40-mile radius of active or former military installations, forcing 173,000 retirees and their family members to switch to Tricare Standard or seek a waiver if they live within 100 miles of an existing network.

The decision will affect retirees and their dependents in Prime, and those on Tricare Young Adult Prime. That totals 98,771 people in the Tricare South

Air Force MiCare
http://www.military.com/military-report/air-force-micare?ESRC=miltrep.nl

DoD silent on major changes to Tricare Prime
http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130802/BENEFITS06/308020011/DoD-silent-major-changes-Tricare-Prime

Proposed TRICARE FEE CHANGES
http://www.military.com/benefits/tricare/retiree/proposed-tricare-fee-changes.html

ES buys out Medco
29 Billion
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120402/NEWS/304029961

Express Scripts Extortion Scheme Widens
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2009/09/express_scripts_breach.html

Express Scripts complaints
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/rx/express_scripts.html

EX Fraud
https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/directory/express-scripts

[ronnie raygun]

Crapcare is like going shopping in America with foreign money

[firebrand]

Counseling appointments now once a month.

!

Because of all the new Medicaid patients who can now get free counseling. People already in counseling had their visits cut back to once a month.

Get ready for crazy.

[Graybeard58]

How many zerocare enrolees, when they get their second premium notice will say, "you mean I have to pay this every month" Forget that!

[Liz]

THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Obama made a conscious, calculated choice: heavily tax-subsidized health insurance that overwhelmingly benefits African-Americans vs. continuing subsidies for seniors via Medicare Advantage. Obama chose "his people" over old, white people. For him, it was a very easy decision.

Old, white people were never the people O/Care was intended for. Egged on by Nanzi Pelosi, the Democratic-majority passed the Affordable Care Act by an historic straight party-line vote without even reading it. Then Dems got the wake-up call---they had voted $200 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage.

STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE Remember when Oprah said America can't rest, until all those elderly white racists die? Followed by Obama honoring her w/ the Presidential Medal?

OBAMA FACTORED THAT BACK IN 2008 AS HE
SALIVATED OVER HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL:

O/Care embeds IPAB (Independent Payment Advisory Board) AKA Death Panels.......and healthcare rationing.

IPAB is now the “fifth branch” of govt, to be composed of hand-picked unelected members appointed by Obama:

1) It will make all important health care decisions by authorizing payment or not.

2) It is not funded by Congress and cannot have its budget reviewed or changed.

3) Its membership cannot be changed by future Presidents,

4) It cannot be repealed by Congress, except for a six month window in 2017.

5) Its decisions are not subject to judicial review.

6) It is not authorized by the Constitution, and is therefore immune to Constitutional processes.

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Retirees losing health care are forced onto Obamacare, finally getting signed up, looking at how little they get for what they pay out....fear grows.

Oldsters better know this. Obama is herding seniors onto subsidized federal programs---like cattle slowly boarding the ramp single-file, knowing the bolt is coming, and unable to do a thing about it.

For starters: stupid Democrats voted to eliminate the ASSET TEST, (which usually prevents those with assets to even be considered for Medicaid coverage). Every person herded onto Medicaid signed away their entire estate to the govt. Heirs get nothing---everything goes to the state to re-coup the expenses incurred under Medicaid.

The Democrats aided and abetted the Obama criminals who duped people into a ruinous reverse mortgage scheme......Here's how it works.

The Democrats in league w/ Obama conmen forced seniors WITH ASSETS onto Medicaid---a program specifically structured for the poor.

CAN YOU SAY REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH?

Herding sickly elderly with assets into Medicaid has ominous consequences intriguing to sap-happy leftists. B/c assets, perhaps a home owned free and clear, securities, annuities, investment property, can be seized to pay for govt treatment.

Thus intergenerational transfers of wealth (a longtime left/liberal/progressive bugaboo)----are decimated.

CAN YOU SAY REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH?

================================================= Boobamba's got plans.....secret, nefarious plans for grampa/ma duped into signing up for Medicare/Aid.

The WH BOOB can't get 'em to sign up on the flopola healthcare.guv website---so he's throwing some 400,000 onto MEDICAID------and all the costs of medical care will be charged back.

How can he do that? By slapping federal and state LIENS against signers' homes, and other assets.......the Obamacare con artists eliminated the ASSET TEST, (which would have prevented those with assets to even be considered for Medicaid coverage).

So those who are now told: "Golly gee, my government loves me, Obama says I qualify for subsidized Medicaid care, I'll be well- taken care of"---have been suckered into a REVERSE ASSET LIQUIDATION FEDERAL MONEY GRAB.

And, once in the hands of the Obama/Democrat criminal hordes, all that oldster money is untraceable.

[Liz]

Obamacare is sweeping Dummycrats into the dusbin of history. Lock-stepping loyal Dems marched togther to pass O/Care by an historic straignt party line vote. Now with 2014 looming, Dems have been cautioned (threatened?) to dare not utter a discouraging word; to never compromise the DNC loyalty oath....or else.

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That kind of lock-stepping party loyalty has not been seen since 1940's era Europe.

Kinda reminds me of Peter Sellers trying to subdue
his natural instincts to salute smartly to der leader.

[bert]

OK, so 7 million have signed up.

Of that 7 million about 1 million have not paid. Of that figure 4 million are the result of cancelled insurance That leaves <2 million previously uninsured that now have their own insurance....... glory be.

Then they actually get the pig in a poke they bought and discover there is nothing there. They pay a premium and then some deductible and poof...... their money is gone. They actually got nothing. But, they had to buy the policy to learn what was in it.

That means the second or third or forth premiums will not be paid. At some point when many folks learn the poke contains no pig, they will cease paying the premiums

[stevie_d_64]

Ive said this very thing from the beginning...

Glad to finally see the fruits of their system start to rot...

Its about time someone in the media wake up to this part of the issue...

[Kozak]

Can’t wait to see all the Donkeys who get their insurance statement for their procedure or doctors visit and finally learn what a “ deductible” is. LMAO.