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Originally Posted by zookester
Yes, the new health care may offer reduced costs and sliding scales BUT doctor's will still have a choice as to whom or what conditions they will treat.
As a chronic pain patient already knows it is difficult just finding a compassionate doctor willing to take on the complexities of such.. it will be worse as these new laws take effect. Not only will it be more difficult to find a doctor it will be even more difficult to get an appointment. Wait list for specialists will be much, much longer and that is a guarantee!
I feel badly for anyone fighting the workman's comp battle but, to blame doctors for the mess that it is not fair. They aren't the problem it is in part the fault of many, many individuals who choose to be fraudulent and corporations who blatantly disregard the safety of their workers and then spend millions to fight paying for care rightfully deserved by the person suffering, so that they can continue operating in hazardous ways.
Just my two cents,
Tessa
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I really don't want to go too off topic as respect for the OP of the thread, but I feel I had to say something. Tessa I'm assuming you have health insurance and haven't yet got to the point where you are fighting with the state for Medicaid or being turned down for private insurance because of preexisting condition(s). You may be a little more supportive of the new system if that was the case. I am paying out of pocket for every appointment, test, hospital visit and prescription. I can't wait until I am able to get health care again because of the new system. Even when I was working and had great insurance ( paid for by my employer) I believed everyone should be able to have affordable health care.
I don't believe the affordable health care act is perfect by any means and was not the plan Obama originally intended. I think a lot of people are jumping the gun thinking that there are going to be many problems when we really don't know until it is fully in effect.