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Taking on goliath: brain surgeon's clash with UnitedHealthcare shows insurer's hardball tactics
Leading brain surgeons push back against UnitedHealthcare’s denials, revealing how insurer power causes delays and impacts ...
UAB may soon stop accepting a major insurance, blaming high denials and low pay
UAB and other hospitals have cited “below-market reimbursement rates, excessive claim denials and delayed payments.” ...
'A big mess': With prior authorizations and insurance denials, some patients run out of time
Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals ...
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Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds
WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled ...
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As health insurers issue denials, some patients run out of options
Millions of prior authorization denials are made annually, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process. For ...
‘Not accountable to anyone.’ Insurers issue denials, patients run out of options
Early this year, Tennant’s oncologist agreed he was a good candidate since the largest tumor in his body is in his liver. But that’s when his family began fighting another adversary: their health ...
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UHC CEO's murder highlights controversy over insurance denials
according to Insurance Business. Since the murder, United Healthcare has come under fire for its claims denials, which some observers suggest may have been a motive for the crime. After the murder ...
Local man’s vital knee surgery denied until 5 On Your Side got involved
After facing an unexpected insurance denial for a crucial knee surgery, local handyman Pete Kenny turned to WRAL's 5 On Your ...