Medicare Advantage Insurance Denials Uncovered
A recent report from the Office of Inspector General exposes key details about the denial practices within Medicare Advantage plans.
According to the report, CVS Health rejected 80 percent of requests for long-term hospital care. This finding emerged from an analysis of privatized Medicare coverage impacting elderly patients.
Three primary for-profit insurers, which have significant influence in the Medicare Advantage program, regularly denied coverage for essential medical services like long-term hospital care and inpatient rehabilitation.
The report raises serious concerns that these denials potentially prevented patients from receiving medically necessary treatments.
