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United Healthcare denies claim of woman in coma (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

its common practice for insurance to have a "total coverage" contract with a provider, so they say 876 is coming out of next month's insurance check to you, and the difference is between you and these clients... or you can eat it.

No cash ever flows back to the insurance company from a provider.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Just another example of systems built intentionally to separate the people responsible for fucking you and the person being fucked. Now the therapists office either eats a 900 dollar debt or they charge a patient (who doesn't have $900) and potentially cause them to cease vital services until they can pay.

Fuck