Insurers Underpaid ‘Billions’ In Health Claims

The Senate Commerce Committee has found that a flawed payment database produced by a UnitedHealth subsidiary and distributed to other major insurance companies has led insurers to underpay millions of out-of-network claims, forcing patients to make up the difference of health care providers’ fees, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Filed under: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance on June 27th, 2009