Westchester Medical Center not accepting certain ACA plans

[v85 212]

http://www.lohud.com/article/20140201/NEWS/302010057/Westchester-Medical-Center-won-t-accept-ACA-patients

They would still have to treat in an emergency, but it might make some people hesitant to go there

[SageVigiles 1,194]

If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. Right?

[38ff 250]

And WMC is looking to buy St Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie....

[Jybehofd 85]

also New York Presbyterian Sloan Kettering and white plains hospital... I am sure more will be jumping on the band wagon soon... i wonder why though

[v85 212]

Why? It's all about the money. The hospitals don't feel they are getting enough reimbursement under these systems

[pfdfirefighter01 1]

Westchester Med has reached an agreement with Empire Blue Cross

http://www.lohud.com/article/20140206/NEWS02/302060049/Westchester-Medical-Center-reaches-deal-1-health-exchange-plan?nclick_check=1

[velcroMedic1987 330]

There have always been limitations/restrictions or whatever you'd like to call it on what plans/HMO's are accepted by facilities and/or doctors.

Why is this any different than any other time?

[Bnechis 3,961]

There have always been limitations/restrictions or whatever you'd like to call it on what plans/HMO's are accepted by facilities and/or doctors.

Why is this any different than any other time?

Politics, that's why.

In the past its generally been between the insurance industry and the healthcare industries. What's different now, the government is in the middle of this.

[gamewell45 258]

http://www.lohud.com/article/20140201/NEWS/302010057/Westchester-Medical-Center-won-t-accept-ACA-patients

They would still have to treat in an emergency, but it might make some people hesitant to go there

Thank god there are other hospitals in the NY area.

[v85 212]

But are there other level 1 trauma centers/pediatric trauma centers etc in the hudson valley area?