From Foxnews:
The Obama administration has been claiming that insurance companies
will be competing for your dollars under the Affordable Care Act, but
apparently they haven’t surveyed the nation’s top hospitals.
Americans who sign up for Obamacare will be getting a big surprise if
they expect to access premium health care that may have been previously
covered under their personal policies. Most of the top hospitals will
accept insurance from just one or two companies operating under
Obamacare.
“This doesn’t surprise me,” said Gail Wilensky, Medicare director for
the first Bush administration and senior fellow for Project HOPE.
“There has been an incredible amount of focus on the premium cost and
subsidy, and precious little focus on what you get for your money.”
Regulations driven by the Obama White House
indeed have made insurance more affordable – if, like Kathleen
Sebelius, you’re looking only at price. But responding to Obamacare caps
on premiums, many insurers will, in turn, simply offer top-tier doctors
and hospitals far less cash for services rendered.
Watchdog.org looked at the top 18 hospitals nationwide as ranked by U.S. News and World
Report for 2013-2014. We contacted each hospital to determine their
contracts and talked to several insurance companies, as well.
The result of our investigation: Many top hospitals are simply opting out of Obamacare.
Chances are the individual plan you purchased outside Obamacare would
allow you to go to these facilities. For example, fourth-ranked
Cleveland Clinic accepts dozens of insurance plans if you buy one on
your own.
But go through Obamacare and you have just one choice: Medical
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