Health Insurance News What To Do When Health Insurance Denies Care You Really Need

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AT FIVE. I WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE, I MEAN, AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING INSURANCE IF SOMETHING WAS DENIED? REBECCA STRAUCH WAS TOLD THAT A PROCEDURE WAS MEDICALLY NECESSARY AND ... Read More

7 ways to fight back after your prior authorization is denied by health insurance

When Sally Nix found out that her health insurance company wouldn’t pay for an expensive, doctor-recommended treatment to ease her neurological pain, she prepared for battle. It took years, a chain of ... Read More

Did Your Health Insurance Claim Get Denied? AI Might Be to Blame

A NC startup is leveraging AI to generate personalized, clinically validated medical appeal letters that improve patient outcomes. Read More

More health insurance denials are being appealed in Connecticut. Here's what to know

The state's appeals process historically overturns close to 40% of denials, offering an impartial medical review. Read More

Try this when your doctor says 'yes' to a preventive test but insurance says 'no'

"My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old. Read More

U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse

One year after UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed, the crisis in U.S. health care is intensifying — even for the companies and investors who make money from it. Read More

Their son attempted suicide. Insurance denied his mental health treatment anyway

Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror story. After years of struggles, 16-year-old Johnathan attempted suicide in February. Read More

1 in 4 Affordable Care Act enrollees would 'very likely' forego health insurance if premiums double: Poll

One in four Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act are considering going without health insurance if their monthly payments double next year, a new KFF poll finds. Read More

Try this when your doctor says ‘yes’ to preventive test but insurance says ‘no’

“My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old. Read More