Race to the Bottom on Networks: But You Can’t Find Out Where the Bottom Is
Most of the 15 exchanges run by states and the District of Columbia do not have provider directories or search tools on their websites — at least not yet — so customers cannot easily check which doctors and hospitals are included in a particular plan’s network. Most allow customers to search for providers by linking to the insurers’ websites, but the information is not always accurate or easy to navigate, health care experts say. (NYT)
Let’s start bidding for the bottom here. Can anyone top this?
In the Colorado exchange there is one coverage plan, Denver Health, that consists of a single downtown hospital and its 8 satellite clinics. Drugs must be obtained at the hospital pharmacy.
Wow, that’ll be hard to beat.
Do people even know that this stuff is happening? I feel like the outrage should be palpable.
That’s exactly what I want to know — what are the majority of people thinking about ObamaCare right now.
According to a previous post, they don’t know what ObamaCare is. Good marketing trumps good policy.
This thing is a mess, health outcomes will be worse.
Customers are going to pay in something, if not in dollars. It’ll be quality, timeliness, and access.
I wonder what the average time spent signing up is.
Since millions have looked at the website and only a handful have signed up, I’d say it is pretty high.
“At this stage, even many doctors are uncertain about whether they are contracted with exchange plans from state to state because the plans — and even some of the insurers — are so new.”
No one knows what is going on. The only commonality is confusion and frustration.
Which will negatively effect health outcomes.
New things hurt at first. It’s going to be like ripping a bandaid off. At first it hurts, but in the end it will only be helpful.
Confusion and frustration will be helpful?
Cows will fly before this system is helpful