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csziggy

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28. A significant number of doctors do not accept Medicare

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 03:14 PM

Oct 2014

But that does not mean Medicare is bad. A lot of doctors pick and chose which insurance plans they accept or will in network for. It's a constantly moving target - some years doctors will be in network for certain companies, then other years they won't.

Over half the doctors I prefer to use are not in network for our private insurance - that means that for my knee replacements I had to pay over $10,000 out of pocket. If I had gone to the in network surgeon (who was badly rated on every health care review site I checked) I would have had to pay about half as much out of pocket. I'm lucky that I had the money to use one of the top rated orthopedic surgeons in this area rather than a second rate one.

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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