Huffington Post Finds Nine Faults with ObamaCare

Including this:

In order to control premium costs, insurers in the ObamaCare exchanges contracted with fewer medical providers than one might typically find in a solid job-based health plan. While access to these doctors is a big step up for the uninsured or those coming from bad insurance, some people may expect they can get coverage wherever they want, when in fact the big hospital down the street isn’t in their network. Considering most lower-tier plans under ObamaCare don’t offer any out-of-network coverage, it’s possible that some consumers will go to a doctor who’s not on their list, and end up being on the hook for the full cost of the visit. (More)

19 thoughts on “Huffington Post Finds Nine Faults with ObamaCare”

  1. Is opting out of Obamacare worth the risk?

    Honestly, I don’t think that I need the insurance- I could actually buy it through my university.

      1. Someone gets something, it just may not be you, which I know probably clashes with your Republican sensibilities.

      1. This is why opting out should carry a real penalty. If we don’t take part then we are denying healthcare to the elderly and sick, which makes us complicit in their deaths.

      2. Jill, I bet you have insurance. Why would you recommend others not to have insurance? That is the most selfish thing you can say. I bet your parents are proud…

  2. “Employer health insurance tends to be good and relatively cheap for workers…”

    A great incentive for people to get a solid job.

  3. This is reassuring.

    “As CBS News reported this month, personal information for many new customers will be routed from a federal datahub to the state-based exchanges, opening up the possibility of security breaches.”

        1. They didn’t have the interest of their people at heart. Something like that could never happen in a democracy like ours.

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