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A bit over a month ago, we published a story <[link removed]> from our series <[link removed]> exploring how the health insurance industry denies coverage to patients. Cigna, one of the country’s largest insurers, has built a system that allows its doctors to instantly reject a claim on medical grounds without so much as opening the patient’s file, leaving the insured with unexpected bills. This system allows Cigna’s staff doctors to reject tens of thousands of claims per month, despite many state laws that call for insurance company doctors to review patient files and use their expertise to decide whether to approve or deny claims. As our series shows, however, these blanket denials of claims have meant suffering and financial hardship for many patients.

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