DUmmy Finds Out Platimum Plan Is Fools Gold

[Dori]

DUmmies are learning they have been tricked

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4705429

eridani (40,665 posts)

Even with Platinum coverage, you still get narrow networks [View all]
 
Guess what? Most Americans don't give a shit about choice of insurance plans, but they really, really care about choice of providers and hospitals.

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But the shocker is the networks that the insurers established. As the AEI report indicates, for plans offered by the same insurer in the same market, the provider networks were just as limited for the high end platinum plans as they were for the cheapest bronze plans. If you want your medical bills paid, you do not have a choice of physicians and hospitals. You have to stay in network. Typically seventy percent of the providers are outside of the narrow network plans offered through the exchanges.

mike_c (32,885 posts)

1. there is only ONE provider who accepts Covered California plans in my area....

dixiegrrrrl (35,273 posts)

3. I got slammed when i pointed that out awhile back.

Not only are there very limited providers, there are very limited insurance companies, usually just 1, for each county.
here in Ala. BC/BS are the ONLY option for most of the counties in this state.
A couple of other insurance companies have divided the pie only in the large cities in this state.
There are FOUR such cities.
So, NO choice of dr, NO choice of insurer.AND limited network of only a county, when networks used to be at least state wide.

which is what one would expect knowing that the insurance companies wrote the bill.

"you can keep your doctor", eh, Pres Obama???

Hopefully this might create a singe payer movement.

[JohnnyReb]

"If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.....period...............but you will have to pay him with your own money", what Obama meant to say.

[Delmar]

Response to eridani (Original post)Sat Mar 22, 2014, 11:29 AM
Star Member PeaceNikki (20,624 posts)
51. Jesus Christ, the AEI again? that's two AEI and one OP citing The Blaze.

That I've seen here. In the past 24 hours. WTF, DU? WTF?

Response to PeaceNikki (Reply #51)Sat Mar 22, 2014, 12:08 PM
Star Member Lars39 (18,783 posts)
54. I'm behind on my sources background,

Can you fill us in?

Response to Lars39 (Reply #54)Sat Mar 22, 2014, 12:14 PM
Star Member PeaceNikki (20,624 posts)
57. OK...

American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is one of the oldest and most influential of the pro-business right-wing think tanks. It promotes the advancement of free enterprise capitalism, and has been extremely successful in placing its people in influential governmental positions, particularly in the Bush Administration. AEI has been described as one of the country's main bastions of neoconservatism.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/american-enterprise-institute#sthash.xe1lrI1v.dpuf

And...

TheBlaze (formerly titled GBTV) is a libertarian conservative/independent news, information, and entertainment television network founded by talk radio personality, and entrepreneur Glenn Beck. TheBlaze has two studios based in Las Colinas, Texas and in New York City, New York.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheBlaze

Response to PeaceNikki (Reply #57)Sat Mar 22, 2014, 12:16 PM
Star Member Lars39 (18,783 posts)
59. Thank you!

Response to PeaceNikki (Reply #57)Sat Mar 22, 2014, 12:16 PM
Star Member Lars39 (18,783 posts)
59. Thank you!

Response to PeaceNikki (Reply #61)Sat Mar 22, 2014, 12:25 PM
Star Member Lars39 (18,783 posts)
63. Hard to keep up sometimes!
Goodness.

Here you go Lars39,  a PeaceNikki approved source for answers to all of your Barrycare questions.  Accept no substitutes--especially your own lying eyes.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/healthreform

[NHSparky]

Truth is a bitch, ain't it?  Consider that if I want to use an "in-network" hospital, I can't use the local hospital 3 minutes away.  Oh, no--I have to go to the one 30 minutes away in Portsmouth!

And if I was living in the North Country?  Try a couple of HOURS travel time.

[GOBUCKS]

I hope the democrat muslim insurance has nothing in-network within a hundred miles of Rindge.

[Karin]

"If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.....period...............but you will have to pay him with your own money", what Obama meant to say.

Eventually, Ezekial Emmanuel said just that thing. 

I think being real picky about sources like they are, is a very dangerous way to live.  You could miss out on some real important information. 

[JohnnyReb]

Eventually, Ezekial Emmanuel said just that thing. 

I think being real picky about sources like they are, is a very dangerous way to live.  You could miss out on some real important information. 

DUmmies are born knowing all things....just need others to repeat it back to them.

[NHSparky]

I hope the democrat muslim insurance has nothing in-network within a hundred miles of Rindge.

Sadly, Anthem concentrates in that area.  Again, sadly, the same cannot be said for the more rural parts of NH.

[landofconfusion80]

Mel Gibson pays for his ObamaCare and isn't satisfied with the quality:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8md2G2nzR0[/youtube]