Faulty Data Base Increases Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses

    If you have ever sought out of network health care, here is a story to make your blood boil. 

    Today's New York Times reports that Congressional investigators have discovered a faulty database overcharged patients for seeing doctors outside their insurance plan network.  The database was operated by Ingenix, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.  The Congressional investigators found insurers submitted data that underestimated the costs of medical services, making patients pay out-of-pocket expenses that should have been covered by insurance. 

    Thanks to my fellow Damon Key blogger, Mark Murakami (hawaiioceanlaw.com), for forwarding this story to me.