ACA Sign-Up Overwhelming Success

The Bill Bennett "Morning In America" Show had Congress woman Renee Ellmers from No. Carolina on this morning. Apparently NC has been really hard hit by ACA.

She said that a NC family of 4 with a $10,000 deductible use to pay less than $200 a month for Health Care Insurance. Now, with the advent of the ACA, they'll pay $1200 per month for the same coverage.

She also said that young males (I forget the age cutoff she used) costs have quadrupled and young females costs have tripled.

It now makes sense for young people to pay the penalty and only buy HC if they become seriously ill. Since Obamacare is counting on young people paying more to help defray the costs of older people, that is a bad sign.
 
Are you trying to persuade us that ACA is a good thing?

" It also meant forgoing $27 million in federal money that would have supported efforts by the Department of Insurance to educate and assist more than a million North Carolinians who are expected to shop for insurance on the exchanges. "

27 million to educate people on insurance? I wonder what was allocated for all states? I am going to buy some gold today.....
 
I want the government to take care of my karma, save my Soul, pay my debts and grant me the health of a 39-yr old until I pass away.

I'm not responsible for any of my acts in all my previous lives. God, Life, Higgs Particle, Cosmic Inflation and Evolution -- it's all a big mistake and I want my government to step in and fix it.

Peter's leading such a charmed life, he can help with mine.

Signed, Paul
 
"Adam Linker, a policy analyst with the N.C. Justice Center, said the limited competition is largely caused by North Carolina’s decision not to participate in the insurance marketplace and not to extend Medicaid. "



Do I understand this correctly? Part of the blame for NC's higher rates is NC is letting the Federal Gov't run the exchanges?
and that would stifle competition how? Wasn't obamacare the Fed Dems idea?
Are you supporters saying the Feds can't run an efficient program?

and how is not accepting the increased medicaid program stifling competition for the individual market?
 
I guess I am not getting the whole story. Is your friend's son a complete charity case? Why not go to Texas Children's (best pediatric care) or Harris County (Ben Taub or LBJ for free care)?
 
burnt orange
that is sad.
is that particular hospital the only one who can do this procedure in Houston?
 
BurntOrage
that is sad' but as pointed out surely that is not the only place in Houston that can do that procedure?


what is going to shock people is when they find out the doctor they have been seeing is not part of their plan
or when they find out the hospitals in their plan are not the ones they have used>
 
Thanks all who replied to my post. I don't have the whole story either, so I can't really paint a more complete picture for you. I'm sure there are other options, but he is a ward of the state and insured as such. Perhaps Ben Taub or LBJ will be what happens but I'm just well and truly pissed that a 20 month old with insurance and a need is being turned away from a hospital.

I am a left-brained rational person (I've been tested and that's truly what I am) but I'm just POed about this. Once again, thanks all. Vent mode off......
 
Tubes are a minor procedure and normally done at a later age than 20 months. My guess is that antibiotics are just not working. But it is an elective surgery. The key is having his physician pressure the facility.

As a ward of the state, he probably needs to go through Harris County, but Texas Children's might be an option. I wish him well, but I do not think ACA would has any effect on him.
 
It is true that ACA wouldn't have much to do with the case in my post. I am sorry for derailing the thread, it wasn't my intent.

I was born with a bilateral cleft palette. I understand the need for good medical care as a young one. Probably more than nearly anyone reading this. I am grateful for Boeing's insurance and TOF. They gave me the opportunity to speak naturally, to eat naturally, and to live a good life.

**** Memorial Herman.
 
Again, feel bad for the boy and hope he gets better. Just not sure I understand your anger at Memorial Hermann.

I did some quick research and the total cost of that procedure is less than $2,000. Could your friend not come up with the money either himself, through friends or through a loan? Why is it the taxpayers responsibility?

Hospitals will quickly shut their doors without reimbursement. They are already facing reimbursement cuts of more than 75% in some cases. Do a little research, and you will find major layoffs of hospital employees across the country due to these cuts.
 
"what is going to shock people is when they find out the doctor they have been seeing is not part of their plan
or when they find out the hospitals in their plan are not the ones they have used> "

that can happen and it already happens with current ins plans. in and out of network changes are commonplace.
 
As a pharmacist, surely you know that they do not receive $50 for a Tylenol. When those hospitals begin raiding the retal customer base using hospital pricing, retail will also feel the effects. At least pharmacists should also be paid around $50,000 per year to be part of the solution?

Yes, you will be seeing hospitals shutter their doors. Take a look at the following layoffs - some of these are the most powerful entities in all of healthcare.

1. Vanderbilt University Medical Center to Cut More Than 1,000 Jobs
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center plans to lay off a total of 1,033 employees by the end of the year. The major workforce reduction is part of VUMC's attempt to cut $250 million from its operating budget over its next two fiscal years.

2. John Muir Health Asks Employees to Accept Voluntary Layoffs
Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health is asking staff members to accept 212 voluntary severance packages. If not enough employees accept the severance packages voluntarily, the system could resort to layoffs.

3. Franciscan Alliance to Trim 125 Positions in Illinois
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance plans to cut roughly 125 employees from Franciscan St. James Health-Olympia Fields (Ill.), Franciscan St. James Health-Chicago Heights (Ill.) and related outpatient clinics.

4. Emory Healthcare to Chop 100 Jobs
Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare will lay off about 100 employees, effective Nov. 15. The system is closing a neuropsychiatry unit at Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital in Atlanta and combining two psychiatry units into one, leading to the layoffs.

5. Texas Medical Center Lays Off 96, Mostly in Management Positions
Texas Medical Center Corp. in Houston laid off 96 employees, most of whom held management positions with the operator of its namesake 860-bed hospital. The TMC Corp. oversees 54 nonprofit member institutions.

6. Akron General Eliminates About 60 Positions
Akron (Ohio) General Medical Center is laying off roughly 30 employees and moving 30 others into new jobs as it eliminates about 60 positions. The workforce reduction comes as the hospital converts many of its patient rooms from double occupancy to private rooms in response to lower inpatient volumes.

7. Southcoast Health to Lay Off Dozens
Southcoast Health System in New Bedford, Mass., plans to lay off up to 60 employees. The layoffs will affect both union and non-union employees and will affect several departments.

8. Peninsula Regional Medical Center to Lay Off 58
Salisbury, Md.-based Peninsula Regional Medical Center plans to lay off 58 employees and offer buyouts to 130 more. The cuts are in response to lower inpatient volumes.

9. Summa Health Lays Off 58
Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health System laid off 58 employees and is making other workforce-related cuts. Seven of the employees affected by the layoffs were nurses who provided patient care.

10. Community Howard Regional Health to Lay Off 50
Kokomo, Ind.-based Community Howard Regional Health plans to cut 50 full-time equivalent positions from its workforce. The hospital is cutting staff because of lower patient volumes and reductions in Medicare and private payer reimbursements.

11. Hillcrest Healthcare System Lays Off Administrators
Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest Healthcare System is laying off about 50 employees, or roughly 1 percent of its workforce.

12. PeaceHealth St. John Makes Nurse Staffing Cuts
PeaceHealth's St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., reduced its nursing staff and cut back on nurses' hours. Some nurses were asked to agree to voluntary layoffs or hour reductions. The system did not specify how many nurses and which departments were affected by the cuts.

You claim your are not an advocate for ACA, but your sure spew lots of false talking points. This week, 9 insurance companies announced plans to withdraw from Nebraska. They really should teach business and economics in pharmacy school.
 
My sincere apologies for hijacking this thread. I wasn't my intention, I assure you. It does strike me that this is ACA in microcosm, however.

The good news is that Memorial Hermann figured out a way to accept the insurance that this ward of the state has. The little fella is doing well.

And now back to your originally scheduled political stuff.....
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Some of the major problems we have in healthcare are due to clinicians who have no comprehension of business. Thanks for confirming my belief.
 
Theiioftx, they also closed down several whole departments here in San Antonio at UTHSC, a teaching hospital!

My friend who was a PA in the spinal department was out of a job several months ago due to the impending changes. The irony is, most of their patients were fairly poor, Medicaid/Care, and now most have no place to go that will fully take the time to treat this complex issue.

I can't remember the other 3-4 depts. but in a teaching hospital all departments should be up and running. It is mind-boggling. My friend quickly got a job at a fancy Rheumatology practice, but she often thinks of the patients she left behind, many who told her she was the first to really listen and take the time to figure out what was going on.

She caught many a disease where the pain was just a symptom, but that takes time (she had 45 minute apps. with every patient) and a desire to fix a problem, not just Band-Aid it. So sad.
 
Another round of layoffs. Also, hearing about many other pharma layoffs. The sad part of this is people do not realize how this will affect their experience and, more importantly, care at hospitals. Most of these hospitals are already under-staffed clinically.

These hospitals face major cuts in reimbursement and a larger proportion of patients with government based reimbursement that is lower than the actual cost of care. Hooray for ACA!

1. Indiana University Health to Lay Off 100 More Employees Than Expected
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health intends to lay off 900 employees, 100 more than it initially announced in September. The health system announced last month it would lay off 800 employees to help trim $1 billion from its budget.

2. SSM Health Care Cuts 586 Positions
St. Louis-based SSM Health Care eliminated 586 positions through layoffs and attrition. Of the 586 total positions eliminated, 206 were in St. Louis.

3. Cape Fear Valley Health Trims 118 Jobs
Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health System eliminated 118 jobs, 99 of which were already vacant.

4. Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare Lays Off 16
Utica, N.Y.-based Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare laid off 16 employees and eliminated 90 other vacant full-time equivalent positions.

5. Exeter Hospital Makes Workforce Reductions
Exeter (N.H.) Hospital and Core Physicians, an Exeter-based affiliate of the hospital, laid off 28 employees and cut the hours of 17 more while leaving 35 open positions vacant. Twenty-two employees also accepted early retirement packages.

6. St. Joseph Hospital in New Hampshire Cuts 54 Jobs
Nashua, N.H.-based St. Joseph Hospital eliminated 54 positions, resulting in 18 layoffs.

7. Phoebe Putney Eliminates 33 Leadership Positions
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., cut 33 leadership positions. Some of the affected employees will be offered other jobs at Phoebe Putney.

8. Crittenton Hospital Medical Center Slashes 24 Positions
Crittenton Hospital Medical Center in Rochester Hills, Mich., eliminated 24 full-time-equivalent positions, but did not specify how many employees were affected.

9. Wiregrass Medical Center Lays Off 20
Geneva, Ala.-based Wiregrass Medical Center laid off 20 employees across the board.

10. Memorial Hospital in Illinois to Lay Off 14
Belleville, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital and Memorial Medical Group are laying off 14 staff members. The layoffs will affect 5 percent of the hospital's management and administrative positions.

11. College Station Medical Center to Cut 12 Positions
About 12 employees at College Station (Texas) Medical Center will be laid off or transferred to other positions.

12. Fayette County Memorial to Institute Layoffs
Fayette County Memorial Hospital in Washington Court House, Ohio, is laying off eight employees. The hospital has experienced reimbursement reductions and an increase in uncompensated care, which led to the layoffs.

13. Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Lays Off 2 Top Executives, 5 Others
Pawtucket-based Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island laid off seven employees, including two top executives, who were not named.

14. Carthage Area Hospital to Downsize Workforce
Carthage (N.Y.) Area Hospital plans to eliminate an unspecified number of positions through eliminating vacant positions, reassigning employee duties and reducing staff.
 
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