California probes Obamacare doctor networks at Anthem and Blue Shield
From the article:
California regulators are investigating whether Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California have violated state law in connection to patients struggling to find doctors under Obamacare.
Officials at the California Department of Managed Health Care said they are looking into whether consumers were misled by inaccurate provider lists and the difficulty some patients are still having at locating a physician in narrower networks statewide.
“We began our review based on a pattern of complaints that came to our help center regarding provider access,” agency spokeswoman Marta Green told The Times. “Our preliminary investigation gave us good cause to believe there are violations of the law.”
This has been going on since Jan and may not be resolved for another 3-4 months.. So what are these people doing for medical care until this is resolved.. all the while Anthem & BS have been collecting premiums ?
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Heck, the whole country was mislead about providers. I don’t think one provider has been paid to this day yet!! I’d like to hear from one that has and if he was reimbursed enough to make it worth his while to be an ACA provider. Alot of docs no longer take Medicaid because the reimbursements are so low. As far as I know providers are not forced to be ACA providers. So what happens if all providers in this country decided at one time to refuse to sign ACA contracts Hmmmmm