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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mt. Sinai doctors clash: 'It's always about money.'

A contract dispute between Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Mount Sinai in New York City left patients unable to access in-network care, forcing them to pay higher costs or seek alternative providers.

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fromwww.theguardian.com

2 months ago

Trump's health cuts leave huge void' in Buffalo, New York and patients fearing lack of care

Healthcare funding cuts prompted closures of clinic services, leaving patients with traumatic injuries and specialized rehabilitation without access and uncertain future care.

fromwww.bbc.com

4 months ago

You can now book online to see your GP. But is it any easier to get an appointment?

Instead, he spends that time sifting through the online appointment requests to work out what each patient needs. Last week there were 84 requests, and the week before it was more than 100. "It's relentless - you get about two minutes to look at each," Dr Turner says. "We're getting lots of requests we would not have had previously - questions like, 'Should I take this food supplement?' Previously patients would not have bothered GPs with things like that."

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Mt. Sinai doctors clash: 'It's always about money.'

Trump's health cuts leave huge void' in Buffalo, New York and patients fearing lack of care

You can now book online to see your GP. But is it any easier to get an appointment?

#patient-access-to-care
#patient-access-to-care