Robert 'Skeeter' Salim, a top trial lawyer, took his health insurance company, Blue Cross, to court after they denied payment for his cancer treatment. Salim paid $95,862.95 for his proton therapy and was determined to win. Insurers' denial rates remain mostly secret to the public, and regulators have done little to change that. Some insurers are withholding information about claim denials, despite federal regulations requiring them to hand over records. Salim expressed his desire to fight for others who may be denied claims on a bogus basis.
“I would like to see other people that are not in the same situation not get run over by these people," said Salim about fighting his insurance provider. "There’s no telling how many billions the insurers made by denying claims on a bogus basis.” https://t.co/9GuXPqVdEa
When your health insurer denies treatment, you have the right to know why. But some insurers are withholding this information, even when federal rules compel them to hand it over. https://t.co/UWJst23qaL
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file from your health insurance company. https://t.co/hb7BBUUaDa
Federal regulations require insurers to promptly hand over records to patients facing claim denials. Some insurers only turned over their files after ProPublica reached out. https://t.co/m50A4YcKhe
To overcome a system tilted heavily in favor of the insurance industry, you need money, a dogged doctor and a friend with unusual skills. This is the story of Robert “Skeeter” Salim, who had all three. https://t.co/tbW4FMAdqg
The drug-payment system doesn’t work like most markets, which is why some drugmakers are setting two prices for the same medicine—and health plans are choosing to cover the more expensive versions https://t.co/ocvEeK64qM https://t.co/ocvEeK64qM
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New: You Have a Right to Know Why a Health Insurer Denied Your Claim. Some Insurers Still Won’t Tell You. https://t.co/Va7MGTX3oz https://t.co/Va7MGTX3oz
Insurers’ denial rates are a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care. But they remain mostly secret to the public. Federal and state regulators have done little to change that. https://t.co/SgjYefaRJB
When his health insurance denied payment for his cancer treatment, Robert “Skeeter” Salim did what few can afford to. He paid $95,862.95 for his proton therapy and readied for a battle with Blue Cross. As always, Skeeter Salim was determined to win. https://t.co/vneiU33sGg
Insurance Denied a Lawyer’s Cancer Therapy. So He Took Them to Court. — ProPublica https://t.co/lLhx4D1jnP
You basically have to be this guy in order to fight big health insurance companies. Wondering if @mcuban can fix this. Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment https://t.co/iEWgDanjOw
New: Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment https://t.co/BSkewjBIFx