Deny and delay practices fuel anger at insurers
A United Healthcare executive’s NYC killing sparked online anger over insurance denials and pre authorization rules. The piece cites national denial rates of 14 to 16 percent, rising in Maryland, with doctors reporting more denials and delays and patients left with cryptic explanations. It notes insurer defenses, state legislative attempts, and consumer aid programs amid calls for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Healthcare
New York City
American Medical Association
Elisabeth Benjamin
Community Service Society
New York
Benjamin
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Maryland
Experian Health
William Bennett
Indiana University School of Medicine
UnitedHealth
AHIP
National Association of Health Insurers
AMA
Larry Levitt
KFE
Departing senators bid farewell on the Senate floor
The article recalls farewell speeches by several departing lawmakers including Sen. Jon Tester Sen. Sherrod Brown and Sen. Bob Casey who lost reelection bids. It notes Mitt Romney and Thomas Carper also retire while Joe Manchin remains active with his boat Almost Heaven. Debates over democracy and civility frame their reflections.
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Washington
Chamber
Jon Tester
Montana
Senate
Tester
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Bob Casey
Pennsylvania
U.S. Senate
Sen
Mitt Romney
Utah
Romney
Massachusetts
Congress
Governors Caucus
Senate Environment and Public Works
Thomas R. Carper
Navy
Southeast Asia
Carper
Time
Newsweek
Delaware
Joe Biden
Caleb Boggs
Biden
Joe Manchin III
West Virginia
Manchin
Robert C. Byrd
Mike Braun
Indiana
Debbie Stabenow
Michigan
Stabenow
Benjamin L. Cardin
Maryland
Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
Baltimore
House
Cardin
Laphonza Butler
California
George S. Helmy
New Jersey
D.C
Butler