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We signed up for a United Healthcare plan a couple years back. It showed a bunch of Doctors in network. Once we were on the plan, 90%+ of the Doctors told us they didn't accept United Healthcare or weren't accepting new patients. We couldn't find quality Doctors near us as a result. Ended up having to switch off United Healthcares plan as a result. Certainly felt like it was false advertising to say all the Dr's are in network just to find out none of them will treat you.



It is absolutely false advertising and probably illegal, and it's not just you: https://jacobin.com/2024/01/health-insurance-giants-companie....

There has been some congressional interest (https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-calls-fo...) but I think it would take a big class action lawsuit or something to "fix" this. Obviously the only actual fix is universal coverage though.




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