Can I Keep My Doctor with Obamacare? There’s a Database for That, Thanks to the LA Times

By: Trudy Lieberman | CJR

If I had to pick one story that has the potential to dominate news coverage of the second-year enrollment in Healthcare.gov—and warrants the attention—it would be the narrow networks. Restricted provider networks are not new, but their widespread inclusion in policies sold in state and federal insurance exchanges has once again brought a consumer backlash, particularly in California where Los Angeles Times health insurance reporter Chad Terhune has brought a new dimension to the story.