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How Medicaid and Obamacare Hurt the Poor - and How to Fix Them

"How Medicaid and Obamacare Hurt the Poor -- and How to Fix Them," Jim Epstein, Reason, April 25, 2013.

"The Affordable Care Act and the Iversons," June 24, 2013. "Back before the government got involved in subsidizing health care, they could perhaps have found a doctor who would charge them less...Under the Affordable Care Act, the Iversons can expect a 59% increase in their insurance costs, or premiums of $571 a month." Reading, Horror, People, Humour, Suspense, Scenes, Relationship, Humor, The Twenties

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"The Affordable Care Act and the Iversons," June 24, 2013. "Back before the government got involved in subsidizing health care, they could perhaps have found a doctor who would charge them less...Under the Affordable Care Act, the Iversons can expect a 59% increase in their insurance costs, or premiums of $571 a month."

"Expanding Medicaid coverage is not a cure-all," Roberta Capp, Washington Post, June 13, 2013. The debate over “Obamacare” has focused largely on the number of uninsured Americans and how the regulations will be implemented. Not enough attention is being paid to the difficulties our health-care system imposes on those with Medicaid insurance, which is being extended to millions who lack coverage. Saving Money, Uninsured, Health Policy, The Washington Post, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration, Changing Jobs

| Expanding Medicaid coverage is not a cure-all

"Expanding Medicaid coverage is not a cure-all," Roberta Capp, Washington Post, June 13, 2013. The debate over “Obamacare” has focused largely on the number of uninsured Americans and how the regulations will be implemented. Not enough attention is being paid to the difficulties our health-care system imposes on those with Medicaid insurance, which is being extended to millions who lack coverage.

Most doctors still reject Medicaid as program expansion nears

"Most doctors still reject Medicaid as expansion nears," Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers, May 13, 2013. "Sandra Duck thinks she’s the victim of an undeclared Medicaid boycott. And she’s probably right....'I cannot find a living soul that will touch her,' [her doctor] said recently. 'And I've tried everywhere, from Tallahassee to Pensacola.'"

A lonely death on the 'care' pathway: MPs demand action after another patient is chosen to die without doctors telling family

"One woman's lonely death on the NHS's 'care pathway' to the grave: MPs demand action after another patient is chosen to die without doctors telling family," John Stevens and Daniel Martin, Daily Mail, October 14, 2012.

Doctors who take Medicare scarce | ABC11 Raleigh-Durham Archive | abc11.com

"Doctors who take Medicare scarce," Steve Daniels, WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham (ABC), May 10, 2012. "We had our volunteers randomly call family physicians using a list from the North Carolina Medical Society. Our volunteers found nearly 50 percent of the 200 doctors they called are not taking new Medicare patients."

"Madison clinic's decision to stop taking new Medicare patients could be start of trend," Shawn Doherty, The Capital Times, March 21, 2012. "One year ago, Wildwood Family Clinic...started turning away new patients covered by Medicare, the national health insurance program for senior citizens and the disabled." Health, Instagram, Fitness, Health Insurance, Insurance, National Health Insurance, Senior Citizen, Clinic

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Madison clinic's decision to stop taking new Medicare patients could be start of trend

"Madison clinic's decision to stop taking new Medicare patients could be start of trend," Shawn Doherty, The Capital Times, March 21, 2012. "One year ago, Wildwood Family Clinic...started turning away new patients covered by Medicare, the national health insurance program for senior citizens and the disabled."

"We're Leaving Medicare to Save Our Practice," Lee Gross, August 4, 2010. "Millions of formerly uninsured people will need access to family physicians as the provisions of the health reform law go into effect. What will America do if most of our practices go broke and close in the face of this need?" Family Doctors, Acting

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We're Leaving Medicare to Save Our Practice

"We're Leaving Medicare to Save Our Practice," Lee Gross, August 4, 2010. "Millions of formerly uninsured people will need access to family physicians as the provisions of the health reform law go into effect. What will America do if most of our practices go broke and close in the face of this need?"

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Adventures on Medicaid

"Adventures on Medicaid," Bethany Mandel, July 9, 2010. "My experiences on Medicaid have convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt that government has no business running healthcare decisions for any American, let alone most of them. Horror stories from people at Veterans hospitals, from people on Medicaid and Medicare are rampant, and my story is far from unique."

NHS charging and rationing 'may be needed'

"NHS charging and rationing 'may be needed,'" Nick Triggle, BBC News, July 3, 2012. "More rationing of care and charging for services in the NHS need to be considered as it faces at least a decade of austerity, experts say."

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More Care Up Front for $54 a Month (Published 2012)

Matthew Ryan Williams (2012): Direct primary care providers allow unlimited visits to doctors like Erika Bliss. "Direct Primary Care Providers Lower Cost of Concierge Services," Bruce Japsen, New York Times, May 21, 2012.

"Note to Medicaid Patients: The Doctor Won't See You," Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2007. "You feel so helpless thinking, something's wrong with this child and I can't even get her into a doctor," says Jada's mother, Nicole Garrett, who enrolled her three teenage daughters in Medicaid after they lost private coverage. Feelings, Daughters, Mother, See You, Nicole, Helpless, How Are You Feeling

Note to Medicaid Patients: The Doctor Won't See You

"Note to Medicaid Patients: The Doctor Won't See You," Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2007. "You feel so helpless thinking, something's wrong with this child and I can't even get her into a doctor," says Jada's mother, Nicole Garrett, who enrolled her three teenage daughters in Medicaid after they lost private coverage.

"Hidden America: Medicaid's Youngest Face Dental Crisis," ABC News, April 24, 2012. "With more than 16 million low-income U.S. children on Medicaid not receiving dental care -- or even a routine exam -- in 2009, according to the Pew Center on the States, dentists and ERs say they are treating very young patients with teeth blackened from decay and bacteria and multiple cavities." Dental Insurance, Dental Care, Dentists, Medicare Supplement, Baby Care Tips, Dental

Hidden America: Medicaid's Youngest Face Dental Crisis

"Hidden America: Medicaid's Youngest Face Dental Crisis," ABC News, April 24, 2012. "With more than 16 million low-income U.S. children on Medicaid not receiving dental care -- or even a routine exam -- in 2009, according to the Pew Center on the States, dentists and ERs say they are treating very young patients with teeth blackened from decay and bacteria and multiple cavities."

Dr. Daniel Galyon, "Guest Viewpoint," Pressconnects.com, April 13, 2012. "The truth, however, is that working at an NHS hospital is like taking a time machine back 20 years. The infrastructure, equipment, surgical tools and medications are backward by comparison to any medium-sized hospital in the United States." Equipment, Comparison, Dr Daniel, Infrastructure, 20 Years

Dr. Daniel Galyon, "Guest Viewpoint," Pressconnects.com, April 13, 2012. "The truth, however, is that working at an NHS hospital is like taking a time machine back 20 years. The infrastructure, equipment, surgical tools and medications are backward by comparison to any medium-sized hospital in the United States."

Sentenced to death for being old: The NHS denies life-saving treatment to the elderly, as one man's chilling story reveals

Kevin Holt (2012): Sentenced to death: Michele Halligan fought to get treatment for her father Kenneth Warden after a specialist told her nothing could be done. "Sentenced to death for being old: The NHS denies life-saving treatment to the elderly, as one man's chilling story reveals." John Naish, The Daily Mail, April 6, 2012.