tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post528674097268758800..comments2024-02-13T02:31:33.567-08:00Comments on A Healthy Dialogue: A Young Physician Calls Out A New Cause of Health Care DisparityJohn Chessare MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-21953428078557804252015-11-02T08:57:00.282-08:002015-11-02T08:57:00.282-08:00Thanks, Anonymous. Many local employers have moved...Thanks, Anonymous. Many local employers have moved to high deductible plans for their employees which as you know is not a result of the Affordable Care Act. Thanks for mentioning the ACA, though because before this law, patients with no insurance would not be paying only the deductible...they would be paying all of the bill. Now they may have a high deductible but their out of pocket expenses are fixed. The ACA is imperfect but it has helped many people.John Chessare MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-2024953272411272942015-11-02T08:55:32.196-08:002015-11-02T08:55:32.196-08:00Thanks Stephanie. I agree. They do great work for...Thanks Stephanie. I agree. They do great work for our patients.John Chessare MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921654505743608351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-83751323097240040942015-10-29T05:09:33.557-07:002015-10-29T05:09:33.557-07:00Ironic, isn't it? You championed Obamacare, an...Ironic, isn't it? You championed Obamacare, and people are not able to afford the high premiums and deductibles. This doctor and articles from Vox to WSJ have proven us critics that ACA would not lower costs to be completely correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597716632228519200.post-11593149799103086032015-10-27T06:56:27.920-07:002015-10-27T06:56:27.920-07:00Congratulations to all of the Case Managers here a...Congratulations to all of the Case Managers here at GBMC! Thanks for doing such incredible work and for assisting patients and their families navigate the healthcare system! Stephanie K.noreply@blogger.com