Comment: This is part of what it means to chop $716 billion out of Medicare to fund the new entitlements in Obamacare.
“UnitedHealth Group Inc., … the nation’s largest provider of privately managed Medicare Advantage plans, has dropped thousands of doctors from its networks in recent weeks—spurring protest from lawmakers and physician groups and leaving many elderly patients unsure about whether they need to switch plans to keep seeing their doctors.”
“Austin Pittman, president of UnitedHealth’s networks said, “It’s no secret that we are under substantial funding pressure from the federal government.”"
“”Fewer practitioners mean longer waits, longer drives, less convenience,” said ophthalmologist Steven Thornquist of Trumbull, Conn., who said he is the only specialist in adult strabismus—which causes double vision—in a 20-mile radius.”
UnitedHealth Culls Doctors From Medicare Advantage Plans
By Melinda Beck
Nov. 16, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303559504579200190614501838