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Thousands Of Doctors Dropped From United Health
UnitedHealth Group dropped thousands of doctors from its networks in recent weeks, leaving many elderly patients unsure whether they need to switch plans to continue seeing their doctors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The insurer said in October that underfunding of Medicare Advantage plans for the elderly could not be fully offset by the company’s other healthcare business. The company also reported spending more healthcare premiums on medical claims in the third quarter, due mainly to government cuts to payments for Medicare Advantage services.
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Daily Caller: Doctors Begin To Refuse Obamacare Patients Obamacare plans have shrunk payments to physicians so much that some doctors say they won’t be able to afford to accept Obamacare coverage, NPR reports. Many of the eight million sign-ups...
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"over 52% Of Physicians Have Already Limited The Access That Medicare Patients Have To Their Practices, Or Are Planning To”
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Former Cbo Director Warns Congress The Worst Hits To Medicare Advantage Are Coming
From Pajamas Media: WASHINGTON – House lawmakers clashed this month over whether cuts to a Medicare program under the Affordable Care Act could lead to higher costs and lower enrollment. The Medicare Advantage (MA) program, an alternative to the...
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83 Percent Of Doctors Have Considered Quitting Over Obamacare
From the Daily Caller: Eighty-three percent of American physicians have considered leaving their practices over President Barack Obama’s health care reform law, according to a survey released by the Doctor Patient Medical Association. The DPMA,...
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New Poll Finds Americans Really, Really Don’t Like Obamacare …Update: 46% of Doctors Consider Quitting From Gateway: It’s beyond sleazy. A new poll shows that Obamacare is very unpopular with the majority of Americans. Pajamas Media reported:...
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