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dilby

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3. Yes it is legal.

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 02:40 PM

Oct 2014

Insurance companies dictate how much they will pay for certain procedures so if an insurance company goes below what the doctor is willing to accept they can opt to not accept patients from that insurance company. Should be noted that the doctor is not opting out of Obamacare they are just not accepting patients from insurance companies who pay below what the doctor feels they deserve. This would probably be the cheapest insurance offerings through the ACA.

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Over 214,000 Doctors Opt Out of Obamacare Exchanges [View all] scarystuffyo Oct 2014 OP

Facebook pages and right wing sites? upaloopa Oct 2014 #1

... alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #2

So true. Rex Oct 2014 #31

Of the clown variety in this particular case alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #33

What makes it worse imo Rex Oct 2014 #39

Yup, like we're too dumb to notice. jen63 Oct 2014 #48

Yes it is legal. dilby Oct 2014 #3

The bronze plan? scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #7

Probably some of the Bronze plans. dilby Oct 2014 #9

Mine might be the cheap o scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #18

What is the name of your Insurance Company. dilby Oct 2014 #20

I took the bluecross plan scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #22

You are fine, if your doctor stops accepting Bluecross, dilby Oct 2014 #25

It's my understanding that a doctor could still refuse to accept BCBS Exchange plan tritsofme Oct 2014 #46

afaik, doctors can choose which insurance they accept and don't accept unblock Oct 2014 #4

If I'm on the bronze plan how do I find out scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #12

Yes, they can definitely say that. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #21

Thank you scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #24

you need to know the name of your plan unblock Oct 2014 #35

Facebook and right wing sites NEVER post lies. BillZBubb Oct 2014 #5

You answered your own question Lex Oct 2014 #6

I read on Facebook that frazzled Oct 2014 #8

This is serious scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #13

ROFL alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #34

Based on a survey of 700 medical groups by MGMA. Jim__ Oct 2014 #10

They opted out of low-cost insurance programs BEFORE the ACA, too. blm Oct 2014 #11

+ infinity!!!! etherealtruth Oct 2014 #45

"41.8% of them said it was because no one had asked them to." Cerridwen Oct 2014 #14

In the vernacular Turbineguy Oct 2014 #30

Yeah. I'd call it outright lying. But yours works, too. :) n/t Cerridwen Oct 2014 #36

I wouldn't believe the right-wing sites if they reported my house was on fire Ykcutnek Oct 2014 #15

America needs single payer. That would be mandatory for all doctors to accept. Unlike our Louisiana1976 Oct 2014 #16

I'm pretty sure that it would be unconstitutional to force all doctors to accept single payer, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #19

Yeah, I don't think they could force doctors to take it SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2014 #23

Comically Awful Survey Says 83 Percent Of Doctors Might Quit Over Obamacare BklnDem75 Oct 2014 #17

I had BS (Blue Shield) Silver in CA. SalviaBlue Oct 2014 #26

It's 30% lower taught_me_patience Oct 2014 #42

Its really terrible. I understand that Prop 45 SalviaBlue Oct 2014 #47

Yes, true. Glad mine did. I have a better mmonk Oct 2014 #27

A significant number of doctors do not accept Medicare csziggy Oct 2014 #28

Its nonsense. JoePhilly Oct 2014 #29

true? not true? coldean Oct 2014 #32

How many more right wing bullshit filled posts is scarystuffyo going to post on DU? alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #37

I saw on facebook that pizza is coming.... FSogol Oct 2014 #41

Covered California plans are reimbursing 30% less than comparable plans taught_me_patience Oct 2014 #38

Only 4 more Ratfucking Days until the Midterms! FSogol Oct 2014 #40

LOL! Rex Oct 2014 #43

Doctors can opt out of taking any private insurance or Medicare and Medicaid dlwickham Oct 2014 #44

Better believe it!...nt SidDithers Oct 2014 #49