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Re:Health insurance companies are useless by mywittyname on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @12:48PM (#20626919)
The government already does this via Medicare/caid. They are considered the gold standard of reimbursement for insurance companies and hospitals. Medicare/caid's guidelines on what they will and will not pay for are very clear and they stand by their rulings.

Insurance companies, on the other hand, will break their own agreements left and right. One major health insurance company in the US has an internal policy of blanket denials of claims. Meaning, if you have them as an insurance provider, it's about as effective as having no insurance. Unfortunately I can't name names.

Re:Health insurance companies are useless by reallydude on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @02:55PM (#20628307)
You mean Cigna? Not sure why you think they would hunt you down for name dropping. These policies aren't affected by you mentioning them on HN.
Re:Health insurance companies are useless by raspasov on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @01:00PM (#20627096)
Why not?
Re:Health insurance companies are useless by mywittyname on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @01:15PM (#20627276)
I can't provide proof without potentially going to jail and/or pissing off a billion dollar company. The chances may be small, but the risks are really high.

But perhaps some fellow HNers have anecdotes of an insurance company how's denied every claim they've made.

Re:Health insurance companies are useless by newen on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @01:55PM (#20627684)
Way too cautious, I think. Because the FBI is not going to ask HN for your IP address on behalf on an insurance company's complaint about somebody lying.
Re:Health insurance companies are useless by mywittyname on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:22PM (#20629167)
Providing proof surely would. But I will say this company is more concerned with shielding themselves than their clients.
Re:Health insurance companies are useless by howard941 on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @02:10PM (#20627832)
GRIC?