Thread: Doctors Revolting Against Obamacare in California

Doctors Revolting Against Obamacare in California

By Onan Coca / 9 December 2013

California’s largest medical association found in a recent survey that some 7 out of 10 doctors in California had decided not to participate in the state’s Obamacare exchange.

Those numbers could play havoc with the state’s attempt at socializing healthcare. If Californians sign up for Obamacare’s coverage in any great number, there will be nowhere near enough doctors to cover all of the patients.

The President of the California Medical Association says that he is “not surprised” at the amount of doctors revolting against the Obamacare system.
“It doesn't surprise me that there's a high rate of nonparticipation,” “We need some recognition that we’re doing a service to the community. But we can’t do it for free. And we can’t do it at a loss. No other business would do that.”

Of course no other business would do that. No businessman in their right mind would do all of the work entailed in starting a business if they didn’t think they might make a very good profit.

It’s just not worth it!



It’s worth even less for a doctor. Doctors not only have to run a business, they have to go through years of education and hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to start their businesses. Why would they put themselves through all of that pain and effort if they weren’t assured a nice profit and the luxuries of financial prosperity?

They wouldn’t.

And other medical professionals are starting to speak out about the problem as well.

Alex Briscoe, health director for Alameda County Health Care Services Agency says,
“Enrollment doesn’t mean access, because there aren’t enough doctors to take the low rates of Medicaid. There aren’t enough primary care physicians, period.”

Briscoe hopes his eight community health centers can handle the 200,000 uninsured individuals he said reside in his county, but he warned that “there is a doctor shortage. It is going to get worse as more people enter the market.”

Briscoe professed not to be surprised by the refusal of doctors to participate in Covered California. “It rings true. I’ve been kind of wondering in my head, ‘How are they offering such low premiums?’ ”

Due to its population size and liberal bent, California will probably become the first state with lines as long as the ones you’d find in Canada or the UK for healthcare. Good luck getting medical care in California as Obamacare progresses – it’s going to be tough.

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WaPo has a neat little list showing who has and who has not signed up for Obamacare. You can check out their continually updated list at their website.







Have Your Representatives Signed Up for Obamacare Yet?

By Onan Coca / 9 December 2013

The Washington Post has a neat little list showing who has and who has not signed up for Obamacare. You can check out their continually updated list at their website.
(Note these are only the representatives who have signed up or have made public statements about their intentions...)

Senate

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	PARTY	STATE	ON DC EXCHANGE	STAFF ON DC EXCHANGE
Lamar	Alexader	R	Tenn.	✓	✓
Kelly	Ayotte	R	N.H.	✓	✓
Tammy	Baldwin	D	Wis.	✓	✓
John	Barrasso	R	Wyo.	✓	✓
Max	Baucus	D	Mont.	Still reviewing options	✓
Mark	Begich	D	Alaska	Federal exchange, no subsidy	✓
Michael	Bennet	D	Colo.	Hasn't responded
Richard	Blumenthal	D	Conn.	Medicare	✓
Roy	Blunt	R	Mo.	✓	✓
Cory	Booker	D	N.J.	Hasn't responded
John	Boozman	R	Ark.	✓	✓
Barbara	Boxer	D	Calif.	✓	✓
Sherrod	Brown	D	Ohio	✓	✓
Richard	Burr	R	N.C.	✓	✓
Maria	Cantwell	D	Wash.	Hasn't responded
Benjamin	Cardin	D	Md.	✓	✓
Thomas	Carper	D	Del.	✓	✓
Robert	Casey	D	Pa.	✓	✓
Saxby	Chambliss	R	Ga.	✓	✓
Dan	Coats	R	Ind.	Still reviewing options	✓
Tom	Coburn	R	Okla.	✓	✓
Thad	Cochran	R	Miss.	Still reviewing options	✓
Susan	Collins	R	Maine	✓	✓
Christopher	Coons	D	Del.	✓	✓
Bob	Corker	R	Tenn.	✓ no employer contribution	✓
John	Cornyn	R	Tex.	Through Texas government employee plan	✓
Mike	Crapo	R	Idaho	Still reviewing options	✓
Ted	Cruz	R	Tex.	Through wife's employer	✓
Joe	Donnelly	D	Ind.	Through spouse's employer	✓
Richard	Durbin	D	Ill.	✓	✓
Mike	Enzi	R	Wyo.	✓ no employer contribution	✓
Dianne	Feinstein	D	Calif.	Husband's private insurance plan	✓
Deb	Fischer	R	Neb.	✓	✓
Jeff	Flake	R	Ariz.	✓	✓
Al	Franken	D	Minn.	MNsure	✓
Kirsten	Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	✓	✓
Lindsey	Graham	R	S.C.	Hasn't responded
Charles	Grassley	R	Iowa	✓	✓
Kay	Hagan	D	N.C.	Federal exchange, no subsidy	✓
Tom	Harkin	D	Iowa	✓	✓
Orrin	Hatch	R	Utah	✓
Martin	Heinrich	D	N.M.	Hasn't responded
Heidi	Heitkamp	D	N.D.	Husband's plan	✓
Dean	Heller	R	Nev.	✓	✓
Mazie	Hirono	D	Hawaii	Hawaii state insurance plan	✓
John	Hoeven	R	N.D.	Federal exchange, no subsidy	✓
James	Inhofe	R	Oka.	✓	✓
Johnny	Isakson	R	Ga.	✓	✓
Mike	Johanns	R	Neb.	Hasn't responded
Tim	Johnson	D	S.D.	✓	FEHBP
Ron	Johnson	R	Wis.	Private coverage, no contribution	✓
Tim	Kaine	D	Va.	Virginia government employee plan	✓
Angus	King	I	Maine	✓	✓
Mark	Kirk	R	Ill.	✓	✓
Amy	Klobuchar	D	Minn.	✓	✓
Mary	Landrieu	D	La.	Louisiana exchange and waiving employer contribution	✓
Patrick	Leahy	D	Vt.	✓	✓
Mike	Lee	R	Utah	Still reviewing options	✓
Carl	Levin	D	Mich.	Hasn't responded
Joe	Manchin	D	W.Va.	✓ and Medicare Part A	✓
Edward	Markey	D	Mass.	✓	✓
John	McCain	R	Ariz.	Hasn't responded	✓
Claire	McCaskill	D	Mo.	Federal exchange, no subsidy	✓
Mitch	McConnell	R	Ky.	✓	✓
Robert	Menendez	D	N.J.	✓	✓
Jeff	Merkley	D	Ore.	Cover Oregon, giving up federal contribution	✓
Barbara	Mikulski	D	Md.	✓	✓
Jerry	Moran	R	Kan.	✓	✓
Lisa	Murkowski	R	Alaska	✓	✓
Christopher	Murphy	D	Conn.	✓	✓
Patty	Murray	D	Wash.	✓	✓
Bill	Nelson	D	Fla.	Hasn't responded
Rand	Paul	R	Ky.	✓	✓
Rob	Portman	R	Ohio	✓	✓
Mark	Pryor	D	Ark.	Arkansas Health Connector	✓
Jack	Reed	D	R.I.	✓	✓
Harry	Reid	D	Nev.	✓	✓
James	Risch	R	Idaho	✓	✓
Pat	Roberts	R	Kan.	✓	✓
Jay	Rockefeller	D	W.Va.	Hasn't responded
Marco	Rubio	R	Fla.	Still reviewing options	✓
Bernie	Sanders	I	Vt.	✓	✓
Brian	Schatz	D	Hawaii	✓	✓
Charles	Schumer	D	N.Y.	✓	✓
Tim	Scott	R	S.C.	Hasn't responded
Jeff	Sessions	R	Ala.	✓	✓
Jeanne	Shaheen	D	N.H.	Medicare	✓
Richard	Shelby	R	Ala.	Hasn't responded
Debbie	Stabenow	D	Mich.	Hasn't responded
Jon	Tester	D	Mont.	✓	✓
John	Thune	R	S.D.	D.C. exchange	✓
Patrick	Toomey	R	Pa.	✓	✓
Mark	Udall	D	Colo.	Connect for Health Colorado	✓
David	Vitter	R	La.	✓	✓
Mark	Warner	D	Va.	Federal exchange, no subsidy	✓
Elizabeth	Warren	D	Mass.	Hasn't responded
Sheldon	Whitehouse	D	R.I.	✓	✓
Roger	Wicker	R	Miss.	✓	✓
Ron	Wyden	D	Ore.	✓	✓

House of Representatives

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	PARTY	STATE	ON DC EXCHANGE	STAFF ON DC EXCHANGE
Andy	Barr	R	Ky.	Private Market	✓
Xavier	Becerra	D	Calif.		✓
John	Boehner	R	Ohio	✓	✓
Eric	Cantor	R	Va.		✓
Joaquin	Castro	D	Tex.	✓	✓
James	Clyburn	D	S.C.	✓	✓
Howard	Coble	R	N.C.	✓	✓
Steve	Cohen	D	Tenn.	Tennessee state government employee program	✓
Gerald	Connolly	D	Va.	✓	✓
Joe	Crowley	D	N.Y.	✓	✓
Rosa	DeLauro	D	Conn.	✓	✓
Steny	Hoyer	D	Md.	✓	✓
Joseph	Kennedy	D	Mass.	✓	✓
Ann	Kirkpatrick	D	Ariz.
Doug	LaMalfa	R	Calif.	✓	✓
Jim	Langevin	D	R.I.	✓	✓
Rick	Larsen	D	Wash.	✓	✓
Bob	Latta	R	Ohio	✓	✓
Sander	Levin	D	Mich.	✓	✓
Frank	LoBiondo	R	N.J.	Private Market	✓
Zoe	Lofgren	D	Calif.	CA exchange	✓
Billy	Long	R	Mo.	✓	✓
Blaine	Luetkemeyer	R	Mo.	✓	✓
Carolyn	Maloney	D	N.Y.	✓	✓
Thomas	Massie	R	Ky.	Private Market	✓
Kevin	McCarthy	R	Calif.	✓	✓
Jim	McDermott	D	Wash.	✓	✓
Cathy	McMorris Rodgers	R	Wash.		✓
Jeff	Miller	R	Fla.	✓	✓
Markwayne	Mullin	R	Okla.	Private Market	If they want to
Patrick	Murphy	D	Fla.	Florida Exchange	✓
Randy	Neugebauer	R	Tex.	✓
Kristi	Noem	R	S.D.	✓	✓
Rich	Nugent	R	Fla.	Private Market	✓
Bill	Owens	D	N.Y.	✓	✓
Nancy	Pelosi	D	Calif.	✓	✓
Ed	Perlmutter	D	Colo.	✓	✓
Tom	Petri	R	Wis.	Medicare	✓
Chellie	Pingree	D	Maine	✓	✓
Robert	Pittenger	R	N.C.	Private market	✓
Joseph	Pitts	R	Pa.	Medicare	✓
Mark	Pocan	D	Wis.	✓	✓
Tom	Reed	R	N.Y.	✓	✓
Reid	Ribble	R	Wis.	✓	✓
Tom	Rice	R	S.C.	✓	✓
Martha	Roby	R	Ala.	Private Market	✓
Phil	Roe	R	Tenn.	✓	✓
Mike	Rogers	R	Mich.		✓
Peter	Roskam	R	Ill.	✓	✓
Paul	Ryan	R	Wis.	✓	✓
Jan	Schakowsky	D	Ill.	✓	✓
Jan	Schakowsky	D	Ill.	✓	✓
Adam	Schiff	D	Calif.	✓	✓
Kurt	Schrader	D	Ore.	✓	Most will use D.C. exchange
Jim	Sensenbrenner	R	Wis.	✓	✓
John	Shimkus	R	Ill.	✓	✓
John	Shimkus	R	Ill.	✓	✓
Eric	Swalwell	D	Calif.	✓	✓
Pat	Tiberi	R	Ohio	✓	"If they want to"
Chris	Van Hollen	D	Md.	✓	✓
Henry	Waxman	D	Calif.	✓	✓
Frank	Wolf	R	Va.	✓	✓
John	Yarmuth	D	Ky.	✓	✓

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