Instead, Cigna sent van Terheyden a letter explaining that it would not pay for the $350 test because it was not “medically necessary. ... But Cigna does not expect many appeals.

First, refer back to your denial letter, which should include information about how to file an appeal and, potentially, specific instructions about what to include and in what format, Gurewitz says.

Cigna commercial health insurance customers are weeks away from losing their in-network option with Tenet Healthcare facilities in Memphis, and the companies are letting those affected know who ...

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First, refer back to your denial letter, which should include information about how to file an appeal and, potentially, specific instructions about what to include and in what format, Gurewitz says.

A man fighting for his life will be able to get a potentially life-saving double-lung transplant after his final appeal was approved by his insurance company. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County ...

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican from Washington who chairs the committee, noted that policyholders under Cigna’s Medicare Advantage plans appeal about one in five denials for requests ...

On March 13, weeks after being contacted by KFF Health News, England said, a Cigna representative contacted her and offered assistance with her final appeal, the one reviewed by a third-party.

Medical billing experts said the No Surprises Act, a federal law enacted in 2022, could have protected Amari’s family from receiving the $97,000 “balance bill,” leaving the insurer and the ...

Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.

On March 13, weeks after being contacted by KFF Health News, England said, a Cigna representative contacted her and offered assistance with her final appeal, the one reviewed by a third party.