Minnesota AG asks U.S. to investigate Humana
Source: Strib
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson said Friday she is asking the federal government to investigate Humana’s Medicare Advantage policies after uncovering what she said were “significant problems” reported by Minnesota patients and medical providers.
Affidavits gathered from 25 Minnesotans showed a pattern where Humana denied claims for medical services required by law, overcharged for co-payments and coinsurance, and failed to disclose the providers that are in the network. Swanson’s office also found that Humana didn’t follow procedures laid out by federal regulations for patients to appeal their cases.
“Basically we want to see Humana keep the promises they made to senior citizens,” Swanson said.
Humana, based in Louisville, Ky., is one of the nation’s largest health care insurers in Medicare Advantage, a private policy that covers seniors.
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