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Making Your Health Insurance Company Pay Up

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Corporate Corruption of the Government

The exorbitant profits gleaned from denial of care to sick patients are put to good use by the health insurance industry. The money is used to purchase the loyalty of the United States Congress, which then creates new legislation and new regulations favorable to the health insurance industry.

Here is an excellent article by the American Association of Justice on how the health insurance industry is ripping you off: Tricks_Trade_Insurance_Companies_Deny_Delay_Confuse_Refuse

Once your Claim is Denied, What to Do Next ? Appeal.

Here is a sample letter for sending in your appeal.

Sample_Letter_Appeal_Denial_Health_Insurance_Claim

Author: Jeffrey Dach MD
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Links and References:

1) http://obamacarefacts.com/appeal-health-insurance-denial/
How to Appeal a Health Insurance Denial

2) http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/health/2014/09/02/tips-appealing-denied-health-insurance-claim/

10 Tips for Appealing a Denied Health Insurance Claim
by Andrew Fitch on September 2, 2014 | posted in Health insurance, Medical Bills, Personal Health Finance

3) http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/24/how-the-health-care-bureaucracy-killed-me.html
Profits Before People 11.24.14

4) http://www.bankrate.com/finance/financial-literacy/denied-insurance-what-now--1.aspx#ixzz3MXX8Ozfb
Health insurance claim is denied. What now? By Chris Kissell " Bankrate.com

6) http://www.cancer.org/treatment/findingandpayingfortreatment/managinginsuranceissues/healthinsuranceandfinancialassistanceforthecancerpatient/health-insurance-and-financial-assistance-handling-cov-denial

Handling a claim denial

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Jeffrey Dach MD is a physician and author of three books, Natural Medicine 101, and Bioidentical Hormones 101, and Heart Book all available on Amazon, or as a free e-book on his web sites. Dr. Dach is founder and chief medical officer of (more...)
 

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