Obamacare? what are your thoughts

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Hello ladies!

As healthcare professionals, what are your opinions on Obamacare?

Only a portion of the voting population views the ACA as a 'mess'.

Some view the fact that a working but poor woman just died in Florida because the Republican governor did not expand medicaid and she therefore had no access to affordable healthcare as a 'mess'.

We will never get everyone to agree on something but as it stands now a majority of the voting population doesn't favor obamacare. And what about the cancer patients who can no longer see their doctors because they are no longer covered because of AFA? I guess that's not a problem for you?

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We will never get everyone to agree on something but as it stands now a majority of the voting population doesn't favor obamacare. And what about the cancer patients who can no longer see their doctors because they are no longer covered because of AFA? I guess that's not a problem for you?

I haven't read or seen articles that mention loss of access to doctors because of the ACA.. Please mention some sources.

The ACA is just a mandate on health insurance in the same way that States mandate every driver to obtain car insurance. This process is still made via a private insurance company, so I don't understand your point on patients loosing access to doctors. Perhaps the healthcare provider is the one the finger should be pointed at then? Based in what you mention.

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I think they just want everyone to be well aware of who is responsible for the mess.

Therefore my naming of "Rooseveltsocial" for social security, everything is a mess if you choose to see it that way. I prefer not to mention political affiliations to avoid enticing emotions with labels. So be it one party or the other that someone identifies with, is no reason to oppose a piece of legislation just because it was enacted by the opposing party. Obamacare as many like to call it, is a piece of legislation that has brought good things to many people, and i am sure it has affected others. But as with any social policy is a matter of is it more people benefit than affected, and it seem to be so far the case that the ACA has benefited more people than hurt them.

Many people opposed Social Security and Medicare back in the day,and now I am sure only a few oppose them as it has become obvious the benefits outweighs the cons.That may be the case of this new legislation , time will tell. But for now I am happy that these patients that had pre existing conditions can finally get the care they need.

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They lost coverage because when the AFA rolled over existing plans into the exchanges some doctors and hospitals, like private cancer treatment facilities, were no longer in their provider network. So when Obama said "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" that really wasn't true, and he knew it wasn't true.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
They lost coverage because when the AFA rolled over existing plans into the exchanges some doctors and hospitals, like private cancer treatment facilities, were no longer in their provider network. So when Obama said "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" that really wasn't true, and he knew it wasn't true.

Can you give an example?

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They lost coverage because when the AFA rolled over existing plans into the exchanges some doctors and hospitals, like private cancer treatment facilities, were no longer in their provider network. So when Obama said "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" that really wasn't true, and he knew it wasn't true.

Like I mention those are the minority that was affected. They can always pick a new doctor or treatment facility if not covered by their plans. Or they can pick a PPO plan that have no restrictions. There are options but it is easier to complain rather than take action.

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Right because there are so many cancer treatment facilities in your local area? And it's so easy to just switch to a new specialist.

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Right because there are so many cancer treatment facilities in your local area? And it's so easy to just switch to a new specialist.

So what about the PPO insurance?

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
They lost coverage because when the AFA rolled over existing plans into the exchanges some doctors and hospitals, like private cancer treatment facilities, were no longer in their provider network. So when Obama said "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" that really wasn't true, and he knew it wasn't true.

The insurers have control over their policies within the minimum guidelines of the ACA. The insurers and the providers decide who will be included in the plans and networks. If a cancer provider wants to be included in a health insurance network they can petition to discover what is required of them to be included.

Perhaps the provider does not want to accept the payment terms of the insurer?

Private cancer treatment centers have always had that discretion about which insurance companies they will do business with.

Take Cancer Treatment Centers of America, for instance, they are a private for-profit enterprise operating across the country. They have developed insurance relationships over time that are profitable to them.

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So what about the PPO insurance?

I don't know, what about "if you like your insurance you can keep your insurance"?

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, Transport, L&D, Hospice.
I don't know, what about "if you like your insurance you can keep your insurance"?

Did you intend to make yourself look like someone who is stuck in a dogmatic frame of reference?

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Specializes in Critical Care.
We will never get everyone to agree on something but as it stands now a majority of the voting population doesn't favor obamacare. And what about the cancer patients who can no longer see their doctors because they are no longer covered because of AFA? I guess that's not a problem for you?

There was such a story going around recently, a woman undergoing cancer treatment supposedly wasn't going to be able to see her preferred doctor anymore, her meds weren't covered, and her costs were going up. The right considered it to be such a solid example of what's wrong with the ACA that they spent $30 million to publicize it.

It was all a lie as it turns out; her preferred physician is still in network, her meds are covered, and to cap it off she'll save at least $1,200 per year compared to her previous non-obamacare plan (without any subsidy).

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