Now the biggest test for the Affordable Care Act looms in two weeks, when the marketplaces for the uninsured are scheduled to open for enrollment on Oct. 1. A pamphlet for “Get Covered America” is seen at the Hialeah Literacy Fair on Sept. 14 in Hialeah, Fla. (Photo: Joe Raedle, Getty Images) In the USA TODAY/Pew poll: Opposition hits new highs: 53% disapprove of the health care law, the highest level since it was signed; 42% approve.
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Insurers limiting doctors, hospitals in health insurance market
That’s less than a third of the doctors Health Net offers to workers on employer plans. In San Diego, there are only 204 primary-care doctors to serve Health Net patients. Other major insurers have pared their list of medical providers too, but not to Health Net’s degree. Statewide, Blue Shield of California says exchange customers will be restricted to about 50% of its regular physician network. In response, California officials have been pressing Health Net and other insurers to add more doctors since companies filed their initial rosters in May.
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Trader Joe’s Sends Part-Timers to Obama Health Exchanges
1. At Kroger Co. (KR) , the largest U.S. supermarket chain, health coverage for employees who work fewer than 30 hours a week differs by market based on local union contracts, Keith Dailey, a spokesman, said in an e-mail.
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Health Happenings
A family meal is being served at 5:30 p.m. The deadline is Sept. 24. To register, call 724-837-1402. — Monessen, Mondays beginning Sept. 30, Monessen Middle School, 1245 State Road.
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