Unforeseen Health Care Bills and Coverage Denials by Health Insurers in the U.S.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2024/aug/unforeseen-health-care-bills-coverage-denials-by-insurers?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--I6---rHUhuxkCMrbpPg008eKactYa5AH6M88Fgbj6N8yt6fJcKlr4SvIlcg4uBZ-ejWwRCA6JdAHtJ4gTSoq4quBakQ&_hsmi=318674733&utm_content=318674733&utm_source=hs_email 45% That’s the percentage of insured, working-age adults who said they got a bill or were charged a copayment for a medical service in the past year that they thought should have been free or covered by insurance, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. Less than half of those people said they challenged the bills. But nearly two of every five who did challenge their bill said it was eventually reduced or eliminated by the insurer.