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62%
of patients say their insurance company makes it harder for them to get health care
2/3
of appealed prior authorization denials are ultimately overturned
1 in 10
Californians wait more than 3 days to be discharged, even after doctors have cleared them
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ANALYSIS: Statewide Survey on Insurer-Driven Discharge Crisis
Insurance company red tape, inadequate networks, and authorization denials leave patients stranded in hospitals
Read MoreISSUE BRIEF: State Regulators Must Take Action to Ensure Patients Get Care When They Need It
Health care decisions should be made by clinicians, not insurance companies that profit while patients suffer
Read MoreADVOCACY: Who Cares for You?
The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Health Care team laid out the facts about who puts patients first – and who prioritizes profits by delaying and denying access to care.
Read MoreSURVEY: Health Insurer Policies Reduce Access to Care
Insurer practices delay patient care, overburden clinicians, and add unnecessary costs to health care system
Read MoreRecent News
A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.
Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
Hospitals say hundreds of local patients waiting to discharge over delayed health insurance approvals
Hospital association lawsuit targets Blue Cross for what it says are costly delays in granting nursing home and other ‘step down’ placements.
An ‘impossible situation’: Why California hospitals are suing a major health insurer
Medical insurance delays can keep someone in a hospital bed much longer than they need to be waiting for after-care services like home health care. Those delays can also block hospitals from using beds needed for new patients.
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