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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Obamacare and Docs

    Regulators are reporting that two of California's biggest health care insurers have overstated the number of doctors within their networks who accept insurance obtained through the Affordable Care Act.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 20, 2014 • 1 min read

    Regulators are reporting that two of California's biggest health care insurers have overstated the number of doctors within their networks who accept insurance obtained through the Affordable Care Act. According to the California Department of Managed Health Care, more than 25% of physicians listed by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California were either not taking patients signed up under California’s Obamacare exchange or were no longer at the location listed. What does the snafu mean for consumers?

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    In-Store Doctors, A Rape in the Media, and America’s New Cyberwar
    1. 0:00Obamacare and DocsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:51Retail Clinics
    3. 17:18What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
    4. 26:55America’s New Cyberwar
    5. 42:58Uber and Its Media Faux Pas
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    In-Store Doctors, A Rape in the Media, and America’s New Cyberwar
    1. 0:00Obamacare and DocsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:51Retail Clinics
    3. 17:18What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
    4. 26:55America’s New Cyberwar
    5. 42:58Uber and Its Media Faux Pas
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand