Obamacare Bait & Switch
Obamacare Patients Are ‘Running Into Roadblocks,’ Many ‘Don’t Have The Insurance They Thought They Purchased’
Woman ‘Forced To Postpone Surgery Because Her Insurance Coverage Is In Doubt’ “Help! I can't use my Obamacare benefits… Many folks who signed up for coverage through the state and federal exchanges are running into roadblocks now that they are trying to use their new benefits.” (“Help! I Can't Use My Obamacare Benefits,” CNN Money, 1/12/14)
TX man: ‘local pharmacies could not confirm his coverage, so he left without his medications’ “Paul D. Donahue and his wife, Angela, are among more than a million Americans who have signed up for health coverage through the federal insurance exchange. Mr. Donahue has a card in his wallet from his insurer to prove it. But when he tried to use it to get a flu shot and fill prescriptions this week, local pharmacies could not confirm his coverage, so he left without his medications.” (“Enrollees At Health Exchanges Face Struggle To Prove Coverage,” The New York Times, 1/10/14)
WA woman: ‘tried to fill a prescription for a new asthma inhaler, [but] the pharmacy could not verify her coverage’ “Ms. [Erin] Waterman, 47, tried to fill a prescription for a new asthma inhaler, the pharmacy could not verify her coverage even though she had paid her first month’s premium on Dec. 23.Ms. Waterman was given the option of paying full price — $187, instead of the $50 co-payment required under her new plan — and eventually being reimbursed. But she decided to wait, and hope that she does not have an asthma attack in the meantime. ‘I didn’t want to give them more money than I have to,’ she said.” (“Enrollees At Health Exchanges Face Struggle To Prove Coverage,” The New York Times, 1/10/14)
FL couple ‘waiting weeks to resolve a problem’: “Matt and Nancy Parisi were waiting weeks to resolve a problem... Matt Parisi, 63, a fisherman, who had to pay $40 out-of-pocket to get his high blood pressure medication. ‘It's very uncomfortable to think that if we had to go to the hospital right now, we could face a quarter-million [dollar] bill...’” (“Help! I Can't Use My Obamacare Benefits,” CNN Money, 1/12/14)
CT man ‘isn't getting answers’: “Bill Fries enrolled way back in October in order to be covered by January 1, but to this day he hasn't received his insurance card and he isn't getting answers from his new carrier… ‘At this point I'm trying to find out, am I covered?’ said Fries.” (“New Obamacare Enrollees Waiting For Coverage,” NBC Connecticut, 1/10/14)
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Woman ‘Forced To Postpone Surgery Because Her Insurance Coverage Is In Doubt’
- “…a sizable number of consumers who show up at the doctor’s office will discover that they don’t have the insurance they thought they purchased.”(“Obamacare’s Use Expected To Spike Beginning Next Week,” The Hill, 1/3/14)
- “The trouble for Handler began even before her possible cancer diagnosis last month. In the fall, she got notice … that her previous policy wouldn't be renewed for 2014 because it didn't meet the Affordable Care Act's standards...” (“Obamacare Glitches Forced Woman To Postpone Cancer Surgery,” Huffington Post, 1/10/14) “K.C. Handler, 43, of New Canaan got troubling news from her doctor in early December: Tests revealed a growth on her left lung that might be cancer, and she needed an operation as soon as possible to have it removed. Handler had an appointment Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She couldn't keep it. … [Her insurer] has been unable to confirm her enrollment into a new policy she purchased with the help of an insurance broker through her state's insurance exchange, AccessHealth CT, in December. The delay in her treatment has been made worse by the bureaucratic nightmare Handler has endured in the long days since she signed up and paid her premium. ‘Six weeks after I was told what the protocol should be and what I needed to have done, I still have not had surgery; and, you know, with cancer, every day counts. So I am beyond frustrated,’ Handler said. ‘I was very anxious that I was waiting this long, and then to have it postponed is devastating to me.’ (“Obamacare Glitches Forced Woman To Postpone Cancer Surgery,” Huffington Post, 1/10/14)
- “Patterson's journey started New Year's Day, when she landed in the emergency room for a stomach ailment. The Independence policy number she received didn't work and the hospital required her to sign a form saying she would pay for care herself, though it agreed to bill her later. She then received an ID card for her HMO plan in the mail a few days later, so she made an appointment with her primary care doctor and a gastric specialist for follow up. But when the 59-year-old went to her doctor last week, she was told he couldn't see her because she hadn't designated him as her primary care provider. If she wanted to be treated, she'd have to pay for the visit and lab work and request reimbursement. She spent an hour on hold with Independence trying to fix the problem and left the office without care.” (“Help! I Can't Use My Obamacare Benefits,” CNN Money, 1/12/14)
- “Patterson, who has previously always had insurance… learned she'd have to wait until February to make an appointment.” (“Help! I Can't Use My Obamacare Benefits,” CNN Money, 1/12/14)
TX man: ‘local pharmacies could not confirm his coverage, so he left without his medications’ “Paul D. Donahue and his wife, Angela, are among more than a million Americans who have signed up for health coverage through the federal insurance exchange. Mr. Donahue has a card in his wallet from his insurer to prove it. But when he tried to use it to get a flu shot and fill prescriptions this week, local pharmacies could not confirm his coverage, so he left without his medications.” (“Enrollees At Health Exchanges Face Struggle To Prove Coverage,” The New York Times, 1/10/14)
WA woman: ‘tried to fill a prescription for a new asthma inhaler, [but] the pharmacy could not verify her coverage’ “Ms. [Erin] Waterman, 47, tried to fill a prescription for a new asthma inhaler, the pharmacy could not verify her coverage even though she had paid her first month’s premium on Dec. 23.Ms. Waterman was given the option of paying full price — $187, instead of the $50 co-payment required under her new plan — and eventually being reimbursed. But she decided to wait, and hope that she does not have an asthma attack in the meantime. ‘I didn’t want to give them more money than I have to,’ she said.” (“Enrollees At Health Exchanges Face Struggle To Prove Coverage,” The New York Times, 1/10/14)
FL couple ‘waiting weeks to resolve a problem’: “Matt and Nancy Parisi were waiting weeks to resolve a problem... Matt Parisi, 63, a fisherman, who had to pay $40 out-of-pocket to get his high blood pressure medication. ‘It's very uncomfortable to think that if we had to go to the hospital right now, we could face a quarter-million [dollar] bill...’” (“Help! I Can't Use My Obamacare Benefits,” CNN Money, 1/12/14)
CT man ‘isn't getting answers’: “Bill Fries enrolled way back in October in order to be covered by January 1, but to this day he hasn't received his insurance card and he isn't getting answers from his new carrier… ‘At this point I'm trying to find out, am I covered?’ said Fries.” (“New Obamacare Enrollees Waiting For Coverage,” NBC Connecticut, 1/10/14)
- “Fries completed the process on the state health exchange in months ago. He even received a bill in December … for $600 in which he thought he paid. Despite confirmation e-mails from the health insurance company, his credit card was never charged. To this day he hasn't received an ID card or paperwork showing he has insurance.” (“New Obamacare Enrollees Waiting For Coverage,” NBC Connecticut, 1/10/14)
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3 Comments:
Thomas Sowell is the voice of reason in a facist/communionist state in America.
Well then, Obamacare is doing as it was intended to. The intent was never to provide coverage but to fleece and oppress.
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