Is anyone surprised American citizens are STILL being denied care? I feel fines and prosecutions coming on. Did our citizens die because of this NEGLIGENCE?
The insurance companies needed to add staff to handle 'the incoming' and they never did. Either temporary staff or independent agents, but, they neglected their responsibilities and now their subscribers are still in the same position they were in before January 1, 2014. Happy New Year.
...All too often, (click here) new policyholders say, the companies can't confirm coverage, won't answer basic questions, and haven't issued identification numbers needed to fill prescriptions or get medical care.
The insurance companies needed to add staff to handle 'the incoming' and they never did. Either temporary staff or independent agents, but, they neglected their responsibilities and now their subscribers are still in the same position they were in before January 1, 2014. Happy New Year.
January 10, 2014, 5:00 a.m.
...All too often, (click here) new policyholders say, the companies can't confirm coverage, won't answer basic questions, and haven't issued identification numbers needed to fill prescriptions or get medical care.
Day after day, people say, they contact insurance company call centers waiting hours at a time with no response. Meantime, insurers have already taken many customers' payments for coverage intended to take effect Jan. 1.
But without proof of insurance, patients are having to pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket for medications and doctor visits, if they can afford it. Insurance agents say dismal service has become commonplace across many companies....
This is an excuse!
"There's equal opportunity for incompetence by the public and private sector in administering such a large new program," he said. "People are deservedly angry and resentful."
These companies have abysmal records in conducting coverage of their subscribers to begin with and now they are continuing the same lousy and deprivation of service. They have made billions upon billions upon billions on the backs of Americans and this is the result. They have danced on graves of American citizens. Oops, we underestimated the need to our new subscribers. I don't think so.
Their answers to handling this influx of participants is to delay their first payments so it can be processed. That is their choice, the delay was never legislated. The delay in processing payments didn't mean they could deny coverage or neglect their responsibility toward their new subscribers.
This is nothing but the same ole', same ole' Wall Street greed while refusing coverage for whatever excuse they can find.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was an opportunity for Wall Street to rise to the occasion and welcome new subscribers in need of health care coverage. Once again Wall Street proves the only thing they are good at is collecting fists full of money, while denying, delaying and refusing service.
This problem is impacting hospitals in this country now. It is causing people to attend Emergency Room care again and driving the costs of health care higher. We need Single Payer and build the infrastructure to handle the demand.
This is an excuse!
"There's equal opportunity for incompetence by the public and private sector in administering such a large new program," he said. "People are deservedly angry and resentful."
These companies have abysmal records in conducting coverage of their subscribers to begin with and now they are continuing the same lousy and deprivation of service. They have made billions upon billions upon billions on the backs of Americans and this is the result. They have danced on graves of American citizens. Oops, we underestimated the need to our new subscribers. I don't think so.
Their answers to handling this influx of participants is to delay their first payments so it can be processed. That is their choice, the delay was never legislated. The delay in processing payments didn't mean they could deny coverage or neglect their responsibility toward their new subscribers.
This is nothing but the same ole', same ole' Wall Street greed while refusing coverage for whatever excuse they can find.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was an opportunity for Wall Street to rise to the occasion and welcome new subscribers in need of health care coverage. Once again Wall Street proves the only thing they are good at is collecting fists full of money, while denying, delaying and refusing service.
This problem is impacting hospitals in this country now. It is causing people to attend Emergency Room care again and driving the costs of health care higher. We need Single Payer and build the infrastructure to handle the demand.
