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Humana refunds $600K for claims processing errors
Humana has agreed to refund more than $600,000 to Missouri providers as part of a settlement with the state insurance department that found the insurer improperly collected claims payments, the state
Coventry owes provider $17M in back payments, lawsuit alleges
Coventry Health and Kentucky Spirit Health Plan are facing lawsuits by Eastern Kentucky's largest healthcare system for allegedly failing to promptly pay claims, owing the provider at least $17
Anthem likely to defy order to pay outstanding claims
California state regulators ordered Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield on Thursday to pay providers for outstanding claims owed during the last four years. However, Anthem is pushing back and might not
Insurers' 20% error rate costs $1.5B
Commercial health insurers have an average claims processing error rate of 19.3 percent, which leads to $1.5 billion in unnecessary administrative costs, writes FierceHealthcare editor Karen M.
Illinois Blues pays $25M fine for denying sick kids
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois will pay $25 million to settle allegations that it denied coverage to sick children in need of nursing care by "fraudulently" shifting their claims to the state's
SPOTLIGHT: Cigna Healthcare of Mid-Atlantic fined $40K
Cigna Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic was fined $40,000 by Virginia insurance regulators after a market conduct examination found the insurer failed to comply with requirements for HMOs, failed to
Medicaid payers consistently slow to reimburse doctors, survey finds
With health reform expected to dramatically push Medicaid enrollment growth in the coming years, news of consistently poor performance from Medicaid payers in terms of speed and quality in
Insurers speed payments to physicians, but lack consistency
Health insurers paid physician claims an average of seven days faster in 2009 than in 2008, according to the fifth annual 2010 PayerView Rankings survey evaluating 137 national, regional and
United Healthcare faces $750K fine in Georgia
United Healthcare has been slapped with a $750,000 fine for delaying claims payment to doctors and consumers. The combined fine is also shared by sister companies United Healthcare of Georgia,
IN, OH state medical groups demanding claims payment from Anthem
A pair of state medical associations are asking state regulators to determine why WellPoint subsidiary Anthem has been substantially delayed in paying claims and struggling to handle other basic
