Man says he was denied care despite signing up with Covered California

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A Long Beach, Calif., man held a one-person protest this week, saying he was denied health care even though he signed up for health insurance through Covered CA, the state’s Obamacare insurance exchange.

Andrew Edwards is a reporter for the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

http://twitter.com/#!/AndrewEdwardsCA/status/419284362358579200
http://twitter.com/#!/AndrewEdwardsCA/status/419284994020757504

He’s not alone there.

http://twitter.com/#!/AndrewEdwardsCA/status/419284513118625792

Related:

Covered California has interesting advice for enrollees who haven’t been invoiced

Thwarted consumers vent about problems with Covered California’s website

Covered, California? Frustrated users reporting error messages as deadline looms

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/01/04/im-not-a-glitch-man-says-he-was-denied-care-despite-signing-up-with-covered-california/

‘Have you ever met a veteran?’ People at the VA much happier with their care, says Matthew Dowd

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It was Friday when ABC News chief political analyst Matthew Dowd declared it time for America to switch to a singer payer health care system.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/05/06/people-at-the-va-much-happier-with-their-care-says-matthew-dowd/

‘Blistering assessment’ of Veterans Affairs scandal quietly issued

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We had expected this Friday night’s news dump to center on the IRS scandal, but instead, it’s the White House’s review of a “blistering assessment” of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

http://twitter.com/#!/cnnbrk/status/482658330868199424

The AP reports:

In a scathing appraisal, a review ordered by President Barack Obama of the troubled Veterans Affairs health care system concludes that medical care for veterans is beset by “significant and chronic system failures,” substantially verifying problems raised by whistleblowers and internal and congressional investigators.

A summary of the review by deputy White House chief of staff Rob Nabors says the Veterans Health Administration must be restructured and that a “corrosive culture” has hurt morale and affected the timeliness of health care. The review also found that a 14-day standard for scheduling veterans’ medical appointments is unrealistic and that some employees manipulated the wait times so they would appear to be shorter.

http://twitter.com/#!/newsbusters/status/482706739020963841

Just another “phony scandal.”

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/06/27/blistering-assessment-of-veterans-affairs-scandal-quietly-issued/