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Obamacare causes delay for health insurance authorization. This is an example of why you want to find an individual plan and avoid Obamacare. Visit www.AIADirectQuote.com to find affordable alternatives and get the care you are in need of. According to Associated Press and other reports people are not sure they are covered, despite their continued efforts to enroll at the Obamacare website. On the first day of 2014 the rollout of the Affordable Care Act still had major issues with the often complicated website. Certainly there are some pluses as consumers can no longer be denied coverage, if they are in poor health. Insurance plans must offer a minimum level of essential benefits, and care such as flu shots and mammograms will be fully covered without cost to patients. However the early problems with the website caused millions of people to delay until last week to sign up and as a result the insurer carriers are still processing all the enrollment forms. It has been reported that a patient in the Chicago area scheduled for surgery by a Dr. John Venetos almost was unable to have the surgery due to a 2 hour wait on hold by the doctor's administrative assistant. All the assistant was wanting is authorization to proceed with the surgery. Thank God the doctor decided to operate without the routine go-ahead. Trying to get an answer about whether the patient needed prior authorization for the surgery. The office manager finally gave up. “I’m not a happy camper,” said Nate Zajcew, the patient’s husband. The couple signed up for a Blue Cross Blue Shield bronze plan through the federal HealthCare.gov site on Dec. 16. “I understand it’s just a matter of paperwork and yesterday was a holiday. I can be an SOB, too, at times, but since they’re going on with the procedure, it’s OK. On Fox News Venetos, a Chicago digestive system specialist, described “tremendous uncertainty and anxiety” among patients calling his office recently. Some thought they’d signed up for coverage but hadn’t received insurance cards yet. Others had insurance policies that were canceled and weren’t sure if their coverage had been reinstated after Gov. Pat Quinn decided to allow one-year extensions of canceled plans. Venetos said he has decided to take a risk and provide care for these patients, at least until there’s less confusion about coverage. “We feel it’s the right thing to do,” Venetos said. “We may end up stuck holding the bag and not getting paid on these claims.” In the southern Illinois city of Benton, 61-year-old Nancy Pace spent part of New Year’s Day calling Blue Cross Blue Shield to make certain she and her husband were covered by the silver plan they chose on the troubled federal insurance website. “When you get to where it says ‘Pay for your policy,’ well, that button doesn’t work,” Pace said. Calling the insurance company worked: Pace paid and got her member number over the phone.TRANSCRIPT
Obamacare Problems Continue Causing Delays For Health
Insurance Authorization
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According to Associated Press and other reports people are
not sure they are covered, despite their continued efforts
to enroll at the Obamacare website.
On the first day of 2014 the roll out of the Affordable Care Act still had major issues with the often complicated website.
Certainly there are some pluses as consumers can no longer be denied coverage, if they are in poor health.
Insurance plans must offer a minimum level of
essential benefits, and care such as flu shots and
mammograms will be fully covered without cost to
patients.
However the early problems with the
website caused millions of people to delay until last week to sign up and as a result the insurer
carriers are still processing all the enrollment forms.
It has been reported that a patient in the Chicago area scheduled for surgery by a
Dr. John Venetos almost was unable to have the surgery
due to a 2 hour wait on hold by the doctor’s
administrative assistant. All the assistant was wanting is
authorization to proceed with the surgery.
Thank God the doctor decided to operate
without the routine go-ahead. Trying to get an
answer about whether the patient needed prior authorization for the surgery. The office
manager finally gave up.
“I’m not a happy camper,” said Nate Zajcew, the patient’s
husband. The couple signed up for a Blue Cross Blue Shield
bronze plan through the federal HealthCare.gov site on Dec. 16. “I understand it’s just
a matter of paperwork and yesterday was a holiday. I can be an SOB, too, at times, but
since they’re going on with the procedure, it’s OK.
On Fox News Dr. Venetos, a Chicago digestive system specialist,
described “tremendous uncertainty and anxiety” among patients calling
his office recently. Some thought they’d signed up for coverage but hadn’t
received insurance cards yet.
Others had insurance policies that were canceled and weren’t sure if their coverage had been reinstated after Gov. Pat Quinn
decided to allow one-year extensions of canceled plans.
Venetos said he has decided to take a risk and provide care for
these patients, at least until there’s less confusion about
coverage.
“We feel it’s the right thing to do,” Venetos said. “We may
end up stuck holding the bag and not getting paid on these
claims.”
In the southern Illinois city of Benton, 61-year-old
Nancy Pace spent part of New Year’s Day calling Blue Cross Blue Shield to make
certain she and her husband were covered by the silver plan they chose on the troubled federal
insurance website.
“When you get to where it says ‘Pay for your policy,’ well, that
button doesn’t work,” Pace said.
Calling the insurance company worked: Pace paid and got her
member number over the phone.
“I made a phone call. I pushed the right button and got a live
person,” she said.
Pace, a stroke survivor, said she hasn’t had good insurance since her
husband lost his job when the mining machinery plant where he worked closed in 2005. The Affordable Care Act means better health
care for her and her husband, she said, but she
has doubts.
“My biggest concern is, how long is this going to last? How long can our country bear this expense?” Pace said. “It’s a benefit for us right now. But I don’t see
how it can possibly be sustainable. … Am I going to use it? You bet I am. For one thing, it’s a law. I don’t
have a choice.”
Again this is an example of why you want to find an
individual plan and avoid Obamacare. Visit
www.AIADirectQuote.com
to find affordable alternatives and get the care you are in need of
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