ObamaCare Victim on Losing Coverage: It’s Mind-Numbing

Harris I thought it ░░░░░░░░ a great idea WIAN ░░░░░░░░ Tom Harris is a ░░░░░░░░ year old self employed ░░░░░░░░ who had high hopes ░░░░░░░░ ObamaCare Harris My expectations ░░░░░░░░ it would actually enhance ░░░░░░░░ existing plan WIAN How ░░░░░░░░ it worked out for ░░░░░░░░ so far Harris That ░░░░░░░░ t the case I ░░░░░░░░ notified that my plan ░░░░░░░░ be ended at the ░░░░░░░░ of this year I ░░░░░░░░ very surprised WIAN VOICEOVER ░░░░░░░░ suffers from a debilitating ░░░░░░░░ He is seeing a ░░░░░░░░ Dr Robert Eitches at ░░░░░░░░ Sinai in Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ least until January 1st ░░░░░░░░ his bill would go ░░░░░░░░ Harris I know if ░░░░░░░░ see him it s ░░░░░░░░ out of network And ░░░░░░░░ does not apply out ░░░░░░░░ my deductible So it ░░░░░░░░ really out of network ░░░░░░░░ in another orbit WIAN ░░░░░░░░ The new ObamaCare compliant ░░░░░░░░ from his health insurance ░░░░░░░░ will actually cost him ░░░░░░░░ less But Eitches and ░░░░░░░░ out of his 5 ░░░░░░░░ are no longer in ░░░░░░░░ network EITCHES I ve ░░░░░░░░ patients come to me ░░░░░░░░ say please do whatever ░░░░░░░░ need to do because ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ ll be able to ░░░░░░░░ back to see you ░░░░░░░░ December 31st WIAN VOICEOVER ░░░░░░░░ says 10 of his ░░░░░░░░ must find new doctors ░░░░░░░░ pay steep out of ░░░░░░░░ costs Harris It s ░░░░░░░░ numbing WIAN VOICEOVER Even ░░░░░░░░ Dr Eitches less than ░░░░░░░░ weeks before ObamaCare takes ░░░░░░░░ he still doesn t ░░░░░░░░ which of any insurance ░░░░░░░░ he ll accept He ░░░░░░░░ stopped accepting Medicare EITCHES ░░░░░░░░ what I may think ░░░░░░░░ is not taking any ░░░░░░░░ at all I have ░░░░░░░░ lot of patients who ░░░░░░░░ been seeing me for ░░░░░░░░ 20 years And we ░░░░░░░░ a bond It would ░░░░░░░░ sad to lose those ░░░░░░░░ WIAN VOICEOVER For Harris ░░░░░░░░ means fewer choices and ░░░░░░░░ Untreatable by presidential apologies ░░░░░░░░ It s so beyond ░░░░░░░░ I certainly wish him ░░░░░░░░ But the situation I ░░░░░░░░ myself in and the ░░░░░░░░ I find myself in ░░░░░░░░ a real struggle.”