Insurance Claim Denials for Preventive Care More Common in At-Risk Patients

MedPage Today September 27, 2024
Emily Hutto

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Denials of insurance claims for preventive care were disproportionately more common among at-risk patient populations, including low-income patients, those with a high school degree or less, and patients from minoritized racial and ethnic groups, according to a cohort study in JAMA Network Open.

In this exclusive video interview, study author Alexander Hoagland, PhD, of the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, offers potential solutions for these observed disparities.

The following is a transcript of his remarks:

This study’s objective was to understand the reasons behind which preventive care is often denied by private insurers in the United States, and...

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