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VIRTUAL DOCTORS VISITS A HARSH REALITY?
UMass Memorial Health Care announced it's entering the field of virtual doctors' visits after agreeing to a deal with a Minnesota company to provide online diagnosis and treatment for common medical conditions. But one reader believes it's not a good deal for patients.
“I am disgusted and very disappointed that UMass Memorial would even consider having doctors 'diagnose' a patient on a 'virtual' basis. What is happening is that the bottom line is the bucks ... the insurance companies dictating things and the hospital not stepping up to them. This puts a patient at risk big time.”
Online reader janl
ARE THERE LIMITATIONS WITH MEDICAID PROGRAM?
A State House News Service story on how officials want to reduce “churn” among enrollees in MassHealth drew this comment about the state Medicaid program:
“There are a huge amount of doctors that will not accept insurance (offered) via MassHealth. This severely limits service received. Even though people may be paying quite a bit for their insurance, you may have extremely limited coverage and therefore are forced to change plans to get decent coverage.”
Online reader schucon
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