Archive for November 22nd, 2013

What do HealthCare.gov and Match.com have in common?

November 22, 2013

Well, nothing much since Match.com reportedly works. … at least for some people.

But, below is a clever analogy.

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Everybody knows that the Administration reported that slightly over 100,000 people signed up for ObamaCare via the infamous exchanges in October.

But, not everybody is aware that those numbers may be a bit inflated.

Megan McArdle, writing in Bloomberg, nailed it:

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Uh-oh: Hospitals outing narrow network insurance plans …

November 22, 2013

“Does your health plan give you access to INOVA’s 4,000 physicians and 5 of the best hospitals in the region?”

That’s the question posed in the mailing I got yesterday …. with a specific reference to the “health plan exchanges” and a strong recommendation to “check your plans” to keep your doctors since “You deserve choices, You deserve the best”.

English translation: “You might be be able to keep your doctor either. Period.”

 

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I expected “narrow networks” to be the next wave of ObamaCare angst, … but, I expected it to build slowly as folks discovered that their doctors aren’t participating in the new & improved ObamaCare-compliant plans.

Apparently, some docs are taking the cut in reimbursement rates personally.

Surprise, surprise, surprise.

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