Posted by baseball55 on November 7, 2016, at 18:14:28
In reply to Re: Obamacare and medicare Vs private + more, posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2016, at 17:52:42
Under ACA, you can't be turned away or see your premiums go up because of a preexisting condition. So I don't know what you are referring to, Phillipa. Virtually all docs in the US take Medicare. It is hard to find GPs, not because of Medicare but because of a shortage of GPs, especially now that something like 27m previously uninsured now have insurance and are looking for GPs.
GPs, like pediatricians and (yes) psychiatrists get very low reimbursements from insurance companies, so new docs tend to go into higher paid specialties like orthopedic surgery.
What the ACA needs is a public option. This will never happen as long as opponents of ACA are in control of the legislature.
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