In the editorial, he covered health insurance exchanges and coverage for basic, preventative services, which he said are potential benefits of the legislation.
However, he also addressed the potential problems, which include lower payments to providers and limited patient choice. He also cautioned that physicians in the state may not acccept Medicaid in the future.
“The other potential problem is that many of the insurance companies participating in the plan have stated that the netowrk of doctors and hospitals they will pay for will be limited in order to cut costs,” he wrote. “This will force patients to travel longer distances and have longer wait times for care.”
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