Obamacare Fallout: Finding the Medical Care you need May not be as easy anymore as going to your Local Hospital

Several states are wrestling with one of the key aspects of ObamaCare: keeping premiums low, which the administration wanted to boost enrollment. 

But that also meant consumers had fewer providers to choose from, since the doctors needed to be willing to accept lower reimbursements. 

Now consumers may find themselves searching more networks for hospitals and doctors than ever before.

"They're going to find that they can't see the doctor they want to see or the hospital they want to go to, because a lot of the best hospitals and the best doctors are not in their network," said John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis. 

Bob Rusbuldt, president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, voiced consumer concerns, such as saying "Ok, I can't use this hospital, which is two miles from my house. I have to go 20 miles to another county to another hospital, because mine is not in the network."

That scenario could mean it will be harder to find and get an appointment with a doctor who is in the exchange. 

At the same time, with fewer doctors and hospitals and more patients, lines are likely to grow, which many argue means patients could face rationing by waiting – akin to the current situation uncovered at the Veterans Administration.

"We're all in the VA now," said Merrill Matthews of the Institute of Policy Innovation. "The things that are happening in the VA are similar to what are happening, what will happen in ObamaCare."

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