Cuomo to Sue UnitedHealth, Probe Reimbursement Policy

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ad1Q46KKR2Tg&refer=home

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he plans to sue UnitedHealth Group Inc. and will issue 16 subpoenas in an industrywide probe of how U.S. insurers compute ``reasonable and customary'' rates to limit payouts.

Cuomo said he plans to sue Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer, over deceptive practices in the reimbursement policy it links to such charges, which he claims seriously shortchange patients and involve a conflict of interest.

``When insurers like United create convoluted and dishonest systems for determining the rate of reimbursement, real people get stuck with excessive bills and are less likely to seek the care they need,'' Cuomo said in a statement today.

Cuomo said he will subpoena UnitedHealth, Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp. and Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield over their reimbursement practices.

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1. just one rec (and its mine) ??? kicking hard! nt

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2. can you post this in general discussion where it will get the attention it deserves? TIA nt

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3. sort of surprised at lack of interest here too

Fraud and corruption in the health insurance business should be of interest to people here. Okay, I'll post a duplicate of it to GD.

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4. just checked the number of views-54 and probably 10 of those are yours and mine

just watch those numbers rise when you post in GD!

I guess it is the way people read the board-I read it from du/discuss, so I see every thread title except those in the groups
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/

edited to add, wow 27 views in just 7 minutes

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5. here's the link to the new thread in GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2858183

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6. LOL I SHOULD HAVE PUT IT IN ALL CAPS IN THE SUBJECT

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2858289

That thread, posted after mine, finally caught people's attention. In any case, it is a really huge issue. I can see a big, big class action case on this one.

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7. Recommended. There's #3

Let's get this onto the Greatest page.