{"id":11101,"date":"2014-07-21T10:31:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T17:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speakcityheights.org\/?p=11101"},"modified":"2014-09-16T13:05:03","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T20:05:03","slug":"report-doctors-not-inundated-with-newly-insured-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speakcityheights.org\/report-doctors-not-inundated-with-newly-insured-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors Not Inundated With Newly Insured Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">By Kenny Goldberg<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpbs.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-80\" title=\"media-logo-KPBS-300x148\" src=\"http:\/\/speakcityheights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/media-logo-KPBS-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"Logo for K P B S San Diego\" width=\"74\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Millions of previously uninsured Americans now have coverage thanks to Obamacare. But a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rwjf.org\/content\/dam\/farm\/reports\/issue_briefs\/2014\/rwjf414550\">new report<\/a> finds most doctors haven\u2019t seen a surge in new patient visits.<\/p>\n<p>The study comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.athenahealth.com\/our-company\/about-us\/medical-practice-services.php\">Athenahealth<\/a>, a company that provides care coordination and practice management for doctors.<\/p>\n<p>The report examined data from more than 14,000 physicians nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>It found over the first five months of this year, doctors in nearly all specialties saw lower rates of new patient visits, compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>The only exception was among pediatricians, who experienced a slight uptick.<\/p>\n<p>The report doesn\u2019t analyze the reasons behind these trends. But it suggests that some newly insured patients may be continuing to get care in emergency departments.<\/p>\n<p>Another possibility is that it could take some time for new patients to choose a doctor and schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kenny Goldberg Millions of previously uninsured Americans now have coverage thanks to Obamacare. But a new report finds most doctors haven\u2019t seen a surge in new patient visits. The study comes from Athenahealth, a company that provides care coordination and practice management for doctors. The report examined data from more than 14,000 physicians nationwide. 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