Why seniors should fear Obamacare
“[S]eniors will be less desirable patients to doctors than welfare mothers. Harvard health economist … seniors may have to seek care in the same places that now cater to Medicaid beneficiaries: at community health centers and in the emergency rooms of safety net hospitals.” Continue reading
Colorado docs often refuse or limit new Medicare patients
“Of 100 [physicians] contacted, only 34 said they would readily accept a new patient. [One] hesitated after figuring out that Medicare had paid half of what other insurance plans did, over three years.” Continue reading
How Medicare vouchers could bypass health care rationing
The debate over which medical treatments Medicare would cover would vanish if instead of running a monopolistic health plan for seniors, government subsidized seniors’ purchase of the insurance plan of their choice.
Government health plans does not mean getting care, CU hospitals show
This Denver Post article illustrates a key point about government-run health plans: having coverage does not mean you get medical care: Two clinics at University of Colorado Hospital — considered the state’s safety net for the needy — are turning away patients on government insurance plans because they can’t afford to treat them. … Colorado […]
