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ICYMI: ‘People End Up Dying While Waiting For An Insurer’s Permission For Care’

As corporate insurers continue to bank record profits at patients’ expense, the federal government is taking an important step to rein in one of insurers’ abusive practices used to delay and deny care. The Washington Post reports: “More than a year after it was initially proposed, the Biden administration announced a final rule yesterday that will change […]

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Corporate Insurers Take More Than $88 Billion In Medicare Overpayments While Denying Critical Care

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In case you missed it, a new report uncovers how corporate insurance companies are banking record profits while being overpaid by the Medicare program by tens of billions of dollars. New findings released by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reveal that the federal government “is projected to pay privately run Medicare Advantage plans $88 billion more in 2024 than it

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Investigation: Corporate Insurer Denies Care For ‘Seriously Ill Patients’, ‘Deliberate Strategy’

ICYMI, Media, The Latest / Team CSAH

In case you missed it, a new investigation by STAT is the latest in a growing body of evidence that corporate insurers are pursuing profits at the expense of those who need care most. Providing yet another example of the abusive practices of corporate insurance companies, STAT uncovered that “[h]ealth insurance giant UnitedHealth Group used secret rules to restrict access to

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