6 regional Planned Parenthood clinics closing

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http://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/19/planned-parenthood-closing-clinics/

 

Planned Parenthood says it will close clinics in Longmont, Parker and four others in the region, citing a tough financial landscape in the reproductive health care field due to effects of the Affordable Care Act.

“We supported (the ACA) because we love the idea of more people having health insurance and increasing access to the critical services that they need, but a lot of our patients were self-pay,” said Whitney Phillips, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains.

“They would come in and get a pap smear and pay out of pocket,” Phillips said. “Under the ACA, a lot of patients were given the opportunity to be on Medicaid. Again, that’s wonderful, but it meant that rather than bill them directly, we had to bill Medicaid. And Medicaid reimburses at a very low rate.”

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5 hours ago, Boiler said:

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/19/planned-parenthood-closing-clinics/

 

Planned Parenthood says it will close clinics in Longmont, Parker and four others in the region, citing a tough financial landscape in the reproductive health care field due to effects of the Affordable Care Act.

“We supported (the ACA) because we love the idea of more people having health insurance and increasing access to the critical services that they need, but a lot of our patients were self-pay,” said Whitney Phillips, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains.

“They would come in and get a pap smear and pay out of pocket,” Phillips said. “Under the ACA, a lot of patients were given the opportunity to be on Medicaid. Again, that’s wonderful, but it meant that rather than bill them directly, we had to bill Medicaid. And Medicaid reimburses at a very low rate.”

Hmmm, so out of pocket is more efficient?  Who would have figured.

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Very very strange and vaguely amusing.