The Latest: Consumer Survey Highlights Problems with Denied Health Insurance Claims

Plus, These Appalachia Hospitals Made Big Promises to Gain a Monopoly. They're Failing to Deliver.

View in browser The Latest SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 KFF Survey of Consumers Highlights Problems with Denied Health Insurance Claims & Prior Authorization Requirements A recent KFF survey of adults with health insurance found that roughly 6-in-10 insured adults experience problems when they use their insurance, including: Of those who used the most health care over the past year, 27% experienced a denied claim. More consumers with private insurance experienced denied claims compared to Medicaid or Medicare. And, 22% adults insured under Medicaid experienced prior authorization problems in the past year, compared to 11% with Medicare, and 15% with employer sponsored coverage. Also, check out our brief examining results from the survey related to consumer problems with prior authorization. Learn More These Appalachia Hospitals Made Big Promises to Gain a Monopoly. They're Failing to Deliver. Ballad Health, the only hospital system across a large swath of Tennessee and Virginia, has fallen short of quality-of-care and charity care obligations — even as it's sued thousands of patients for unpaid bills. Read the story What Do Medicaid Unwinding Data by Race and Ethnicity Show? While data on race and ethnicity is limited for Medicaid unwinding to date, of the nine states that have reported this information, KFF found that there aren't large differences by race and ethnicity. See the analysis Question of the Week Last week, 65% correctly answered that the commercial price charged by Pfizer and Moderna per vaccine dose is $122 on average.  What percentage of insured U.S. adults say they have experienced a problem using their health insurance? 32% 45% 58%  See how many readers answered this week's question correctly in next Friday's edition. NEWS AND HEADLINES KFF Health News, NPR, and CBS News Win Loeb Award for Series on Medical Debt in America She Received Chemo in Two States. Why Did It Cost So Much More in Alaska? Who Polices Hospitals Merging Across Markets? States Give Different Answers DATA AND ANALYSIS Proposed Mental Health Parity Rule Signals New Focus on Outcome Data as Tool to Assess Compliance Trans People in the U.S.: Identities, Demographics, and Wellbeing Interactive: How State Policies Shape Access to Abortion Coverage The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. Did someone forward this to you? Click here to subscribe to The Latest. This email was sent to albarkahslamet.ssss@blogger.com. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Or, permanently unsubscribe from all future emails.  If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions@kff.org. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. KFF 185 Berry Street Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94107