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How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them

By Patrick Rucker; Maya Miller; David Armstrong; Chris Zubak-Skees · propublica.org · 1 Fediverse mention

Summary

When a stubborn pain in Nick van Terheyden’s bones would not subside, his doctor had a hunch what was wrong. Without enough vitamin D in the blood, the body will pull calcium from the bones. Left untreated, a vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteoporosis.
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