One doctor’s recommendation to deny a 43-year-woman coverage “contained errors on practically every aspect” of her condition, the Labor Department said in 2012.
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
https://propub.li/3BQjJ1e
United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade.
https://propub.li/3BQjJ1e
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Absolutely horrible system.
Guess that speaks volumes about every other company.
https://blog.persius.org/investigations/claims_denials
The graph above in original post comes from just ACA federal exchange, which is a very small percentage of insured folks, and is from 2022.
The linked article is also a year outdated, but covers more data sources.
These people are then allowed to override complex medical assessments done by specialists for hefty bonuses.
Barbara Center has a fairly normal online presence w/ very few ratings. Not much, but I do think We The Internet can ensure track records of dangerous, unlawful behavior are obvious to imperilled clients who do a web search.
YES.
That seems very, very obvious.
Obamacare was almost 20 years later.
“Death Panels” been marinating in rightwing brains for over a generation.
(CW: sarcasm)
Show bad faith and put the companies into receivership. Jail the executives and reclaim all their pay and benefits for 10 years.
Show some teeth to criminals; it's all they understand.
Just do hideous things constantly and the US population gives up, losing its will to stop you.
transparency
I get records for school district but not a guy who may cut me open or prescribe pills that might kill me
then add outcomes and track effectiveness
The Conservative government signed a contract with Maximus which incentivised denying claims, paid bonuses to staff who achieved high rates of denials and most staff had no medical education. Some barely had a high school level education.
https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims
Why didn't PP name the judge?
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)33019-3/abstract
That's one kill about every 7 minutes 45 seconds to maximize shareholder value.
Minimum.
They are breaking their oath
Blame insurers, yes. But we should punish the Dr's who validate their scam by rubberstamping denials
Evicore doctor hired by or working for cigna.
Only one example……
Like the incoming president.