Saturday, October 19, 2013

Some Common-Sense Ideas on Moving Forward

This article discusses some of the current problems with the Affordable Care Act and how we might move forward. My top two priorities would be to (1) cover those individuals who were “missed” when many Republican governors refused to expand Medicaid in their states; and (2) fix the out-of-network charges that patients incur through no fault of their own (and often without knowledge of the situation until it’s too late).

Driving a New Bargain on Health Care
New York Times | October 19, 2013

A companion piece explains with problems with out-of-network charges in more detail.

Out of Network, Not By Choice, and Facing Huge Health Bills
New York Times | October 18, 2013

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