288. Well, there goes Blue Cross/Blue Shield belly up in Amarillo!

How many other locations will follow suit with Amarillo, TX? Here many doctors and now one of the two largest hospitals will no longer accept Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance. Get the picture Obama? It is also getting more difficult to find a doctor who will accept Medicare or Medicaid. So, not only are insurance premiums increasing, choices are disappearing. What I find interesting is that here in Texas is that Blue Cross already had a high-risk insurance pool. Now, I don't know the reasons why Blue Cross is getting shunned here other than rumors that they were unwilling to negotiate prices. It seems quite reasonable that hospitals and doctors are being so hard pressed that they have become unwilling to accept the low-ball pittances from the big boys who think they can manipulate them. Who will eventually win is unknown, but I think I correctly guess who will become the goat until they do come to some compromise. What does one do if they hold Blue Cross insurance and now it is no longer accepted? What a mess!