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		timmytokyo on Dec 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feds help health insurers hide their dirty secret:... "A key congressional committee asked insurance giant Cigna on Tuesday to provide corporate documents so that lawmakers can examine the company’s practice of denying health care claims without ever opening a patient file." https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-health-insurance-de...

adleyjulian on Dec 13, 2024 [–]

Some procedures are considered never medically necessary or only approved with prior authorization.

Acupuncture has a CPT code and can be billed; do you think a patients file is required to deny it?

Removing a skin tag is considered cosmetic unless it's causing significant issues or is suspected to be cancerous.

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