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Health insurer denies 273 claims at once, sticking the patient with the bills

A Blue Cross health plan paid a patient’s medical bills for years and then pulled a reversal, clawing back the reimbursements. This newsletter’s paid subscribers helped hire her patient advocate.

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Feb 28, 2023
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What’s worse than your health insurer denying a claim?

How about your insurance company denying 273 claims at the same time, leaving you on the hook for $42,546 in medical bills.

That’s what happened to 41-year-old Stephanie Christy of Wilmington, North Carolina. Stephanie had been covered from 2018 until mid-2021 under an individual health plan sponsored…

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