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Corporate Insurers Continue To Deny Patient Care, Drive Higher Healthcare Costs

As lawmakers discuss the rising cost of healthcare, the role corporate insurance companies play in driving higher costs and denying patients’ care while banking record profits should be front and center. Recent investigations shed light on how corporate health insurance companies are putting profits ahead of patients and their bottom lines ahead of people’s lives. Investigative reports show […]

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

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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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New Analysis Reveals Hospitals Critical To Protecting Care For Rural America

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In case you missed it, a new analysis demonstrates the critical role hospitals play in protecting access to healthcare in rural communities, including those with the most vulnerable patients. The findings reveal how hospitals serve as lifelines for rural communities, covering existing gaps in care by reinvesting in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and alleviating pressure on physician

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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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‘Medicare Reimbursement Hits New Low,’ Corporate Insurers Lobby For Medicare Cuts To Hospital Care

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In case you missed it, Becker’s reports that “Medicare historically reimburses hospitals below the cost of providing care to patients, but payments to hospitals fell to a record low in 2022, according to new data provided by the American Hospital Association.” The analysis “shows that Medicare paid 82 cents for every dollar hospitals spent on care for Medicare patients in

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If Politicians Cut Hospital Care, Patients Will Pay Price

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Hospitals and health systems throughout the nation provide critical care 24 hours a day, seven days a week while under financial strain. But powerful special interests are lobbying Congress to enact harmful Medicare cuts that would put American patients and the hospitals they count on at risk. Here are some key facts reporters should consider

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

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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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NEW POLL: Voters Oppose Medicare Cuts That Threaten Hospital Care

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A new poll reveals that likely voters oppose Medicare cuts that threaten access to hospital care and are concerned about corporate insurance companies’ practice of delaying and denying patients’ care. The poll’s key findings include: Voters Prioritize Access to Hospital Care & Oppose Cuts That Threaten Access: The vast majority of likely voters (82%) say the federal

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ICYMI: Medicare Advantage Delays & Denials Threaten Access to Rural Healthcare

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Some commercial health insurers administering Medicare Advantage plans continue to put profits over patient care, routinely delaying and denying critical care for patients and communities, NBC News reports. Some commercial health insurance companies have long looked for opportunities to deny and delay coverage by abusing prior authorization and automated claims processing to deny millions of claims,

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Cost of Care: Underpayments by Medicare and Medicaid Programs

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Hospitals nationwide continue to be relied on to serve their communities following a global pandemic, but the financial reality is hospitals are not fully compensated for a significant amount of the care they provide. The cost of providing care is rising, in part because onerous insurance company policies and regulations – like prior authorization –

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