“We’re Still Gonna Say No”: Inside UnitedHealthcare’s Effort to Deny Coverage to Chronically Ill Patient
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After a college student finally found a treatment for his ulcerative colitis that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to finally get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
#Insurance #UnitedHealthcare #Health #Healthcare #DenialOfCare
https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitis?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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After a college student finally found a treatment for his ulcerative colitis that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.
His fight to finally get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
#Insurance #UnitedHealthcare #Health #Healthcare #DenialOfCare
https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitis?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Inside UnitedHealth’s Effort to Deny Coverage for a Patient’s Care
After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.ProPublica