New York: Stage-Four Cancer Patient With ObamaCare Turned Away by Hospital

EINHORN Well Stacy it ░░░░░░░░ a work in progress ░░░░░░░░ according to Stony Brook ░░░░░░░░ tonight He told me ░░░░░░░░ a perfect world this ░░░░░░░░ all be hammered out ░░░░░░░░ people started buying their ░░░░░░░░ plans But as we ░░░░░░░░ been telling you for ░░░░░░░░ now the rollout of ░░░░░░░░ Affordable Care Act hasn ░░░░░░░░ been that smooth JOHNSTON ░░░░░░░░ looked at the card ░░░░░░░░ looked up at the ░░░░░░░░ She said sorry we ░░░░░░░░ t take your insurance ░░░░░░░░ said what do you ░░░░░░░░ you don t take ░░░░░░░░ insurance EINHORN Bruce Johnston ░░░░░░░░ that the shocker came ░░░░░░░░ month here at the ░░░░░░░░ Center at Stony Brook ░░░░░░░░ Hospital He has stage ░░░░░░░░ cancer and had an ░░░░░░░░ to see his oncologist ░░░░░░░░ Leaves me high and ░░░░░░░░ I mean you know ░░░░░░░░ s nothing to fool ░░░░░░░░ with This is my ░░░░░░░░ EINHORN We checked with ░░░░░░░░ Brook and found out ░░░░░░░░ hospital does take United ░░░░░░░░ Care plan Johnston is ░░░░░░░░ in They re looking ░░░░░░░░ his case to find ░░░░░░░░ how this could have ░░░░░░░░ But if you ve ░░░░░░░░ watching the news lately ░░░░░░░░ know there s a ░░░░░░░░ of confusion over health ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ plans are offered where ░░░░░░░░ who accepts what Johnston ░░░░░░░░ have gotten caught up ░░░░░░░░ the confusion here at ░░░░░░░░ Brook As of now ░░░░░░░░ hospital isn t accepting ░░░░░░░░ of the eight plans ░░░░░░░░ in Suffolk County through ░░░░░░░░ York s health exchange ░░░░░░░░ CEO told me tonight ░░░░░░░░ ve been negotiating for ░░░░░░░░ while now One of ░░░░░░░░ major sticking points Reimbursement ░░░░░░░░ that the hospital says ░░░░░░░░ so low they wouldn ░░░░░░░░ even come close to ░░░░░░░░ the cost of providing ░░░░░░░░ treatment But says Dr ░░░░░░░░ Pasternak they have been ░░░░░░░░ negotiating with six of ░░░░░░░░ eight plans PASTERNAK We ░░░░░░░░ we are imminently signing ░░░░░░░░ contract within the next ░░░░░░░░ days And this is ░░░░░░░░ contract with which we ░░░░░░░░ been working for a ░░░░░░░░ period of time This ░░░░░░░░ then get us into ░░░░░░░░ exchange products so this ░░░░░░░░ the ice.”