ACA Healthcare Plans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A thing to remember, at least in Virginia, is that NONE of the ACA plans cover normal medical care across state lines. That means if you have a doc in DC, you’d have to switch. It’s also one of the reasons I’m paying for COBRA when I retire.

OK that’s just not true. The plans cover regionally in the DMV. Anthem/Elevance is sold in VA but not DC and MD but they contract with doctors in DC and MD. Same for United, which is not sold on the individual market in DC and MD but is on the small group platform in DC. And there is nothing “special” about the ACA plans vs the other commercial plans.

Wrong. I have checked every single plan available.

[Anonymous]

Care first covers my doctors in Bethesda, Baltimore, DC, Fairfax, Arlington, etc. I live in Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

Trump is saying again that he wants to repeal the ACA, so pretty soon you may not have to worry about how to pick an ACA plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Care first covers my doctors in Bethesda, Baltimore, DC, Fairfax, Arlington, etc. I live in Fairfax County.

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I don't know what that PP is talking about--there are ACA plans that cover DMV doctors if you live in VA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Care first covers my doctors in Bethesda, Baltimore, DC, Fairfax, Arlington, etc. I live in Fairfax County.

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I don't know what that PP is talking about--there are ACA plans that cover DMV doctors if you live in VA.

Not a single ACA plan available in my zip code covers my doctors in DC, if you input them into the box to check. They're all in normal BCBS network for me on my work plan. I've seen an Anthem off-marketplace plan that has the "blue card" - unless I'm doing something wrong.