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Rubybeth:
"I had a mammogram like every year. Mine are done with 3 D screening because I have very thick breast tissue. No problem under the old plan. The new plan refuses to cover it because 3D is more expensive. I have a choice - go elsewhere for a cheaper version or pay for it myself.
Eyeglass and dental plan are no where near the old plan. These are important when you are diabetic. I have to be screened for diabetic rhetinopothy (sp) and it is no longer covered. So now instead of going every year I go every 3 years.
Foot care is also important as I have diabetic neuropothy. I put it off."
I'm not sure that ACA can be blamed for all these things.
Before ACA I was prescribed a medicine (for my rosacea). I was on it for a year, but then the next prescription plan for my (private insurance) said it wasn't covered for that condition. Even the doctor was frustrated.
I recently had my mammogram. I also have fibrocystic breast tissue. I asked about 3D exam and they said sure they could give it to me, but it would be at an additional cost, so I declined. So I get the 2D with a warning printed on the bottom that as I have dense breast tissue something may be missed.
Even though I have a private insurer, eye and dental care are under separate, additional plans. That has always been true as long as I have been getting healthcare with last 2 jobs, long before the ACA. Before and after ACA I haven't noticed anything significantly different in coverage.
As far as access, the year before, my eyes were really bothering me. I wanted to go to my regular opthomalogist, but each time I booked, it was for 3 months out, or nothing (call in a month to see if I could book). In frustration I had to be seen in another city to get an appointment (Raleigh versus Durham). Same thing for my my children's pediatric doctor, same network, same provider, but they are moving her to another office, in a different city. I inquired 2 months ago about booking them for their annual (as the provider no longer shows up electronically, but I am willing to drive), no response to either booking with their original doctor or placing them with someone else.
The fact of the matter, when you privatize healthcare, it creates a conflict of interest. The healthcare industry is to provide care, while insurers are there to provide profit to their shareholders, even if it means denying or rationing care. Or, if they charge some people so much they opt out, that is another way of rationing care.
"I had a mammogram like every year. Mine are done with 3 D screening because I have very thick breast tissue. No problem under the old plan. The new plan refuses to cover it because 3D is more expensive. I have a choice - go elsewhere for a cheaper version or pay for it myself.
Eyeglass and dental plan are no where near the old plan. These are important when you are diabetic. I have to be screened for diabetic rhetinopothy (sp) and it is no longer covered. So now instead of going every year I go every 3 years.
Foot care is also important as I have diabetic neuropothy. I put it off."
I'm not sure that ACA can be blamed for all these things.
Before ACA I was prescribed a medicine (for my rosacea). I was on it for a year, but then the next prescription plan for my (private insurance) said it wasn't covered for that condition. Even the doctor was frustrated.
I recently had my mammogram. I also have fibrocystic breast tissue. I asked about 3D exam and they said sure they could give it to me, but it would be at an additional cost, so I declined. So I get the 2D with a warning printed on the bottom that as I have dense breast tissue something may be missed.
Even though I have a private insurer, eye and dental care are under separate, additional plans. That has always been true as long as I have been getting healthcare with last 2 jobs, long before the ACA. Before and after ACA I haven't noticed anything significantly different in coverage.
As far as access, the year before, my eyes were really bothering me. I wanted to go to my regular opthomalogist, but each time I booked, it was for 3 months out, or nothing (call in a month to see if I could book). In frustration I had to be seen in another city to get an appointment (Raleigh versus Durham). Same thing for my my children's pediatric doctor, same network, same provider, but they are moving her to another office, in a different city. I inquired 2 months ago about booking them for their annual (as the provider no longer shows up electronically, but I am willing to drive), no response to either booking with their original doctor or placing them with someone else.
The fact of the matter, when you privatize healthcare, it creates a conflict of interest. The healthcare industry is to provide care, while insurers are there to provide profit to their shareholders, even if it means denying or rationing care. Or, if they charge some people so much they opt out, that is another way of rationing care.