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Insurers insist that pruning the network of doctors is a crucial cost-cutting measure and a major reason that so many Californians could find affordable coverage in the health law's first year.
"These narrow networks are making a huge difference in terms of affordability," said Mark Morgan, president of Anthem Blue Cross, a unit of industry giant WellPoint Inc. "We found in convincing numbers that people value price above all else."
But regulators, lawmakers and consumer advocates are pushing back to ensure patients know what they're giving up in return for lower rates — and don't run into unnecessary roadblocks to care.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-obamacare-doctor-networks-20140629-story.html#page=1
Lower rates for who? oh yeah, people that get a subsidy off my tax dollars.
Oh and what are they giving up in return for having that card in hand? Oh yeah, CARE....
"These narrow networks are making a huge difference in terms of affordability," said Mark Morgan, president of Anthem Blue Cross, a unit of industry giant WellPoint Inc. "We found in convincing numbers that people value price above all else."
But regulators, lawmakers and consumer advocates are pushing back to ensure patients know what they're giving up in return for lower rates — and don't run into unnecessary roadblocks to care.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-obamacare-doctor-networks-20140629-story.html#page=1
Lower rates for who? oh yeah, people that get a subsidy off my tax dollars.
Oh and what are they giving up in return for having that card in hand? Oh yeah, CARE....
