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Monday, May 04, 2015
‘ER Patient Visits Surge,’ & Obamacare Exchanges Face ‘Surging Costs’
The Obamacare Surge ‘ER Patient Visits Surge,’ & Obamacare Exchanges Face ‘Surging Costs’
‘ER Patient Visits Surge,’ ‘In A Lot Of Cases Because Of’ Obamacare’
“A survey of 2,098 emergency-room doctors conducted in March showed about three-quarters said visits had risen since January 2014. That was a significant uptick from a year earlier, when less than half of doctors surveyed reported an increase.” (“U.S. Emergency-Room Visits Keep Climbing,” Wall Street Journal, 5/4/15)
“‘There was a grand theory the law would reduce ER visits,’ said Dr. Howard Mell, a spokesman for [American College of Emergency Physicians]. ‘Well, guess what, it hasn’t happened. Visits are going up despite the ACA, and in a lot of cases because of it.’” (“U.S. Emergency-Room Visits Keep Climbing,” Wall Street Journal, 5/4/15)
“Emergency-room visits continued to climb in the second year of the Affordable Care Act, contradicting the law’s supporters who had predicted a decline in traffic as more people gained access to doctors and other health-care providers.” (“U.S. Emergency-Room Visits Keep Climbing,” Wall Street Journal, 5/4/15)
“Such hikes run counter to one of the goals of the health care overhaul, which is to reduce pressure on emergency rooms by getting more people insured through Medicaid or subsidized private coverage and providing better access to primary care.” (“Contrary To Goals, ER Visits Rise Under Obamacare,” USA Today, 5/4/15)
‘Exchanges Are Wrestling With Surging Costs,’ ‘One Of The Biggest Cost Drivers Is Call Centers’
“Nearly half of the 17 insurance marketplaces set up by the states and the District under President Obama’s health law are struggling financially, presenting state officials with an unexpected and serious challenge five years after the passage of the landmark Affordable Care Act. Many of the online exchanges are wrestling with surging costs, especially for balky technology and expensive customer-call centers — and tepid enrollment numbers.” (“Nearly Half Of Obamacare Exchanges Are Struggling Over Their Future,” Washington Post, 5/1/15)
Obamacare Call Processing Center: ‘It Was Like I Was Stealing Money From People’
“A billion dollar government contract involving hundreds of local workers at an Obamacare processing center in Wentzville. But now employees on the inside are stepping forward, asking, ‘Is this why we're broke?’ Some of them claim to spend most of their day doing nothing.”(KMOV-MO, 5/12/14)
Worker: “They want to hire more people even though we still don’t have work to keep the people that we have busy.” ... Reporter: “The employee says hundreds of employees spend much of the day staring at computer screens, with little or no work to do.” Reporter Questioning Worker: “Are there some days where a data entry person may not process one single application?” Worker: “There are weeks when a data entry person would not process an application. ... Serco, as a contractor, gets paid for the number of people that they employ. So they want us there even if we’re not doing anything.” (KMOV-MO, 5/12/14)
“‘We played Pictionary on a very dry erase board,’ Lavonne said. ‘We played 20 questions, we made up games what you did in 1989.’ Employees also told News 4 boredom reigned because of the lack of work…” (“Employee Of ACA Contractor Said She Quit Because Lack Of Work,” KMOV, 5/14/14)
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But they don't have insurance......that is the only thing that will stop their stupid behavior...... it will reduce wait times for people who really are sick.......they can go to primary care for non-urgent care..... and on and on and on it goes.
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But they don't have insurance......that is the only thing that will stop their stupid behavior...... it will reduce wait times for people who really are sick.......they can go to primary care for non-urgent care..... and on and on and on it goes.
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