Fighting Denied Claims Requires Perseverance
In today’s New York Times, Patient Money column, Walecia Konrad explains how patients need to persevere when appealing after a health insurer rejects a claim.
A variety of things can prompt a claims denial. It might be a simple clerical error, like an incorrect address, or a doctor’s use of the wrong diagnostic or treatment code for your treatment. Then there are the more serious causes — as when a treatment is specifically excluded from your policy…. Other frequently denied claims involve emergency room visits, especially those at out-of-network hospitals and clinics. link to continue reading
Source: New York Times
