Side Effects of ACA

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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LinkC
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Side Effects of ACA

Post by LinkC » Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:34 am

I thought I was "immune" to the woes of Obamacare because I was able to keep my insurance (Period!)

But, in the past two months:

1. My sleep doc group has chosen to not remain a Preferred Provider with my insurance (Blue Cross), effectively dumping many patients.

2. My dentist is a CPAP patient also. We swap updates nearly every visit. Yesterday, I called to make an appointment, planning to ask if he would write my future CPAP prescriptions. Turns out he's closing his dental practice and retiring rather than deal with the changes. A double whammy for me!

3. I had negotiated a deal with my DME to waive my copays. They recently billed me for one. When I called to remind them, they said they can't do that anymore. So I guess I'll be looking for a new DME as well.

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Re: Side Effects of ACA

Post by chunkyfrog » Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:49 am

My dentist is a year older than I, and only works part time.
One of these days, he will probably hand over the remainder of his patients to his office partner.
Nothing to do with ACA, but Medicare is lousy for dental care--it isn't fair!
I've changed dentists before to use my insurance, but now my best option is to pay out of pocket
and go to the dental college for anything expensive.

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