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13 things your health insurer doesn't want you to know
01/09/2009

 

13 things your health insurer doesn't want you to know

1. It is sometimes cheaper to let you die rather than to treat you for a serious condition

2. Health insurers routinely hide benefit exclusions

3. Health insurers don't really want you to understand how your health plan works

4. Health insurers employ "phantom networks"

5. Health insurers can make you "split" your pills

6. Health insurers will go after your auto insurance settlement

7. Health insurers purposefully delay paying claims in order to maximize their profits

8. Your doctor isn't calling the shots

9. You don't have to pay out-of-network charges when they're not your fault

10. Health insurers make a fine distinction between "emergency" and "urgent" care

11. Health insurers don't want you to know how they come up with their prices

12. Health insurers don't want you to take your grievance outside the health plan

13. Health insurers don't want you to know that some of their practices violate laws

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