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Meet the Middleman’s Middleman
Manage episode 423360562 series 2455721
Folks who expected their health insurance to cover some out-of-network care have been getting stuck with enormous bills instead. Like one couple from Kansas City: Their insurance hung them out to dry for thousands of dollars, all while sending statements touting a “discount” the couple was supposedly getting.
Turned out: A middleman was cutting their coverage — actually a middleman’s middleman — working with their insurance company. The couple’s insurer got the “discount,” and the middlemen got big fees.
And of course this couple wasn’t alone. A recent New York Times investigation from reporter Chris Hamby documented and explained this Russian-nesting-dolls-of-middlemen scheme.
Insurance companies (middleman #1) work with a with a company called MultiPlan (middleman #2), which slashes the amounts the insurance plans actually pay for care.
To show how it all works — and what we can maybe do about it — we dive into the hidden mechanics of health insurance.
Here's a transcript of this episode.
Send your stories and questions. Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG.
Of course we’d love for you to support this show.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
126 tập
Manage episode 423360562 series 2455721
Folks who expected their health insurance to cover some out-of-network care have been getting stuck with enormous bills instead. Like one couple from Kansas City: Their insurance hung them out to dry for thousands of dollars, all while sending statements touting a “discount” the couple was supposedly getting.
Turned out: A middleman was cutting their coverage — actually a middleman’s middleman — working with their insurance company. The couple’s insurer got the “discount,” and the middlemen got big fees.
And of course this couple wasn’t alone. A recent New York Times investigation from reporter Chris Hamby documented and explained this Russian-nesting-dolls-of-middlemen scheme.
Insurance companies (middleman #1) work with a with a company called MultiPlan (middleman #2), which slashes the amounts the insurance plans actually pay for care.
To show how it all works — and what we can maybe do about it — we dive into the hidden mechanics of health insurance.
Here's a transcript of this episode.
Send your stories and questions. Or call 724 ARM-N-LEG.
Of course we’d love for you to support this show.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
126 tập
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