Covered California Enrollees Complain About Limited Doctor Choices Nearby « CBS San Francisco

Covered California Enrollees Complain About Limited Doctor Choices Nearby « CBS San Francisco: California’s health care exchange promised potential customers they would have enough physicians to choose from. But some new enrollees, including an Alameda County woman, are discovering that their doctor choices are extremely limited.

Julia Turner is surprised that she even has to search for a doctor. When she signed up for a policy through Covered California late last year, her long-time physician was listed as participating in her Blue Shield plan. It turned out; however, that he is not accepting patients with her Blue Shield policy, purchased on the Covered California exchange.

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