Pajamas Media published my article today:
Health Insurers’ ‘Sins’ Don’t Justify Reform
Are health insurance companies evil? A web search for the phrase turns up almost a million hits. The common reasons for this passionate indictment are insurance company profits, denial of claims, and rescission of policies. But these do not justify ...
Critics of non-government insurance complain that such companies deny claims, and imply that this would never happen with government-run insurance such as Medicare. In a previous post I pointed out that in Massachusetts, Medicaid denies a higher percentage of claims than non-government insurers.
According to the American Medical Association's 2008 Health ...
From the Boston Globe:
The state government Medicaid plan known as MassHealth, which covers low-income patients who can't afford insurance, was the slowest payer of health claims to Massachusetts doctors last year, averaging 56 days, and denied the highest share of claims, 23.8 percent, according to rankings set to be released ...
Colorado SB 061 is a case of what is seen and what is not unseen. What is seen: fewer denied insurance claims (probably). What is not seen: increased insurance premiums and more people who cannot afford insurance.
The bill summary states:
For purposes of workers' compensation, property and casualty, and health insurance, ...
