News, Study: Big insurers reject 1 in 5 claims. (health care, Sacramento, insurance)

[JD59]

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A California Nurses Association study said the state's biggest insurers reject one fifth of the medical claims they receive.

Between 2002 and the end of June 2009, the largest five health insurers in California rejected a total of 31.2 million claims, an association analysis found.

Study: Big insurers reject 1 in 5 claims - UPI.com

[subsound]

I think they average that low, big claims tend to get rejected more.

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Thank you for posting that. It's just more evidence that health insurance needs to be reformed.

[01Snake]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Thank you for posting that. It's just more evidence that health insurance needs to be reformed.

Try reading the "in-depth" article.

[domergurl]

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Like what do you expect from a bunch of commie nurses??? Burn them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[robbobobbo]

Originally Posted by domergurl

Shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Like what do you expect from a bunch of commie nurses??? Burn them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah! I'll bet those nurses are in a UNION, too! Double burn 'em!

[momonkey]

Originally Posted by John1960

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A California Nurses Association study said the state's biggest insurers reject one fifth of the medical claims they receive.

Between 2002 and the end of June 2009, the largest five health insurers in California rejected a total of 31.2 million claims, an association analysis found.

Study: Big insurers reject 1 in 5 claims - UPI.com

Thanks for the objective source.





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[ReturningWest]

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