California: People Enrolled in ObamaCare Facing Limited Options

WATTS It s really ░░░░░░░░ both for patients and ░░░░░░░░ doctors Many patients chose ░░░░░░░░ insurance based on the ░░░░░░░░ list on the Covered ░░░░░░░░ website So imagine their ░░░░░░░░ when they found many ░░░░░░░░ those doctors wouldn t ░░░░░░░░ them as patients But ░░░░░░░░ was just as surprising ░░░░░░░░ some doctors to find ░░░░░░░░ were on the list ░░░░░░░░ why they don t ░░░░░░░░ to be In addition ░░░░░░░░ patients paperwork and paying ░░░░░░░░ bills doctors like Marie ░░░░░░░░ are now spending a ░░░░░░░░ of time trying to ░░░░░░░░ up the confusion over ░░░░░░░░ California s provider directory ░░░░░░░░ We found that we ░░░░░░░░ already signed up And ░░░░░░░░ were astonished because we ░░░░░░░░ t signed anything yet ░░░░░░░░ She s one of ░░░░░░░░ many doctors who ve ░░░░░░░░ they were in network ░░░░░░░░ the state s health ░░░░░░░░ even though they re ░░░░░░░░ actually accepting patients with ░░░░░░░░ Covered California policies PRESIDENT ░░░░░░░░ can t We ll ░░░░░░░░ out of business WATTS ░░░░░░░░ that s the sentiment ░░░░░░░░ many doctors opting out ░░░░░░░░ the plans under Covered ░░░░░░░░ HASKIN There s a ░░░░░░░░ about how these are ░░░░░░░░ whether the reimbursement will ░░░░░░░░ sufficient WATTS It s ░░░░░░░░ issue that California Medical ░░░░░░░░ has long been worried ░░░░░░░░ While the Affordable Care ░░░░░░░░ mandates what insurers charge ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t regulate ░░░░░░░░ they reimburse doctors And ░░░░░░░░ turns out some aren ░░░░░░░░ getting much Take a ░░░░░░░░ office visit While rates ░░░░░░░░ by office if a ░░░░░░░░ bills 134 dollars a ░░░░░░░░ insurance policy would reimburse ░░░░░░░░ 87 dollars But they ░░░░░░░░ only get 59 dollars ░░░░░░░░ that same insurer under ░░░░░░░░ one of the new ░░░░░░░░ California policies Even Medicare ░░░░░░░░ more at 84 dollars ░░░░░░░░ We can t maintain ░░░░░░░░ at that level of ░░░░░░░░ WATTS She says insurers ░░░░░░░░ pay more to doctors ░░░░░░░░ are part of large ░░░░░░░░ groups that negotiate with ░░░░░░░░ on their behalf but ░░░░░░░░ feel the mom and ░░░░░░░░ and specialists are being ░░░░░░░░ gouged The result at ░░░░░░░░ for now Fewer doctors ░░░░░░░░ the new policies and ░░░░░░░░ options for the hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of patients who ░░░░░░░░ signing up.”