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Re: Over 214,000 Doctors Opt Out of Obamacare Exchanges |
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Posted by mtk52983 on Thu Oct 30 13:37:39 2014, in response to Re: Over 214,000 Doctors Opt Out of Obamacare Exchanges, posted by Dave on Thu Oct 30 13:30:20 2014. Dave, the issue with the 44% number is that it does not tell the whole story. Not all doctors are members of the New York State Medical Society and not all may have responded if they are or not. In Manhattan south of 96th Street there are a large number of physicians who take NO INSURANCE, PPACA or not. I know my father has seen an increase in patients and pay as a result of PPACA. More people with coverage is leading more people to come in for preventive care and treatment of acute illness. By coming in early they can be treated at lower cost. If your Glucose and Hemoglobin A1C levels are slightly elevated diet and exercise can, many times, get it back into normal range and at little cost (beyond doctor visits and blood tests) to the insurance company. Under the old system they would show up to the hospital with a Diabetes-related problem and treatment would be expensive and at taxpayer expense |
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