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Two-Thirds Of Insurers Share Faulty Database That Lets Them Overcharge Patients

Two-Thirds Of Insurers Share Faulty Database That Lets Them Overcharge Patients

Earlier this week, a Congressional investigation revealed that several insurance companies rely on a database from Ingenix that deliberately underestimates the cost of medical services, reports the Associated Press. The result is that “American consumers have paid billions of dollars for health care services that their insurance companies should have paid.”