Headlines I Wish I Hadn’t Seen
Should doctors use Wikipedia for information?
Wait time to seen a new doctor in Boston: 72 days, the longest wait in the country.
Tens of thousands of people find that errors on Healthcare.gov can’t be fixed.
Nearly half of America lives paycheck to paycheck.
“It’s against the law for someone who knows that you have Medicare to sell you an [ObamaCare] Marketplace plan.” But what if you really want one? (More)
While Wikipedia should be used with caution, those who write and edit Wikipedia pages more often than not cite themselves under the reference section of the page. The doc can always go directly to that link to find whether certain guidelines are valid.
Well I would feel the same way about a doctor using Wikipedia the same way I feel about them using WebMD. If they go to that, I don’t feel as confident in my doctor’s judgment.
It is unbelievable that doctors are opting for Wikipedia. Why go to Med School if you are going to use Wikipedia? Anyone can edit the articles you can find there, I don’t care if they are cited or not, Wikipedia is not a reliable source for patients or doctors. This gives an idea to any entrepreneur out there. Create a website for doctors by doctors, where the information is from a reliable source, either textbooks or manuals. Even other doctors who can write their opinions once they have logged in with their medical license.
it really is. Why not just diagnose from home then?
It is absolutely insane that on average, the wait to see a doctor is over 45 days. Did the government anticipate the lack of access to doctors? A doctor’s visit is not close to being as accessible as it once was. Many Americans could decide against waiting months to see a doctor and paying higher premiums, to paying the fee and forgoing the doctor altogether.
Death spiral waiting to happen
Bound to happen*
“Roughly 22,000 Americans have filed appeals with the government to try to get mistakes corrected.”
Now the government can’t fix the mistakes they made on healthcare.gov. The only thing next is that you will never get the health insurance that you signed up for.
“I hope,” she said, “they really work on getting this fixed.”
Don’t hold your breath miss.
“…its report finds that 44% of Americans are living with less than $5,887 in savings for a family of four.”
It is troubling that nearly half of Americans would not be prepared for an emergency, or have no “rainy day fund.” If something happens, this just prompts the middle or lower class to have to borrow and remain indebted.
The income inequality in this country is getting out of control, and the new measures placed by Obama will not help the matters at all.
It’s only getting worse
It is interesting that by law, you cannot have the CHOICE between Medicare and a marketplace plan. I thought Obamacare was all about options…
And the confusion continues
The report by Merritt Hawkins shows how trade-offs work. Take Dallas for example. It is the city with the shortest amount of wait time in the United States. You can get an appointment with a specialty doctor in as little as ten days, make it five if you want a family practitioner. That means that those who get sick can quickly receive treatment. The fast response is outweighed by the acceptance of Medicaid, which in Dallas is only 23 percent of the time. That means that you can quickly get treatment if you are not using Medicaid. If you are, you probably won’t get treated at all. Conclusion, if you have Medicaid don’t live in Dallas, if you have anything else, start considering moving to Dallas.
I have had enough of Obamacare. It is unbelievable that after all this time we still haven’t found a solution to all the problems. People deserve to be treated with respect. How is it possible that people haven’t been treated fairly. It is disappointing that a plan designed to help the people hasn’t done anything else than to cause major headaches. This issue has transcended its limits already, do something or be held accountable for your incompetence.
Hopefully they people have too and they will show that in the midterm elections.