ProPublica
How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
By Patrick Rucker; Maya Miller; David Armstrong; Chris Zubak-Skees ·
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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.