Access shock is a bigger problem for ObamaCare than cancellations

On Monday, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Edie Littlefield Sundby, a cancer patient whose plan was cancelled as a result of Obamacare and who won’t be able to keep her current team of doctors that she argued were essential to her survival.

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In August, Modern Healthcare reported on a McKinsey & Co. analysis of 955 Obamacare plan offerings in 13 states, which found that almost half were of “the narrow-network type,” meaning enrollees’ choices were restricted and that they would “have limited or no coverage if they seek care outside their plan network.”

A survey of 409 doctors by the Medical Society of the State of New York found that 44 percent weren’t participating in any health plan offered on the state’s exchange, 33.5 percent weren’t sure if they were participating in any plans and just 6.4 percent said they were participating in more than five plans.

In addition to those forced to seek insurance through exchanges, seniors could experience access problems as hospitals and other medical providers adapt to Medicare payment cuts.

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