CBS: Doctors Unsure How to Handle Influx of New Patients From ObamaCare

ANDERSON: "Gayle, good morning. What the problems with that website means, that if you're a doctor taking new ObamaCare patients, you don't know what to expect, you don't know who they are. The only thing you can expect, most doctors say, is that they believe the average patient will be sicker next year compared to the patients they see this year."
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ANDERSON: "Like many American physicians, Doctor Bridget Britton expects to see a rush of new patients when the Affordable Care Act begins in January. But because of the enrollment problems, she doesn't know who they are, or how many. What are the challenges after January 1st?"
BRITTON: "I'm not sure. We are prepped to anticipate large numbers of patients, and sicker patients, but beyond that, we are -- we're not sure what's going happen."
ANDERSON: "Dr. Britton is a physician at the Metro Immediate Care Practice in Washington, D.C.. She predicts a wave of sicker patients, because next year under ObamaCare, 9 million low income Americans are expected to get coverage for the first time under Medicaid. That number is higher than the 7 million expected to buy private insurance. Dr. Britton says she'll have many new patients who cannot afford a doctor right now. What should we know about a newly insured Medicaid patient?"
BRITTON: "We do notice that some of these patients have more complex issues. So complex chronic problems, diabetes, hypertension."