Supreme Court Weighs Insurer's Conflict of Interest in Claim Denial
National News • April 28, 2008
The Supreme Court struggled last week with how much weight to give an insurance company's potential conflict of interest when it denies an employee's health or disability benefits claim.
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Subject: Doctors should decide. Not insurance companies
Posted On: April 28, 2008, 1:20 pm CDT
Posted By: Ralph Balamabama
Comment:
Whether they decide and pay or not. This article does not give enough detail. There are a lot of people out there working the system and getting benefits they do not deserve which costs all of us. In this case not enough details are given why she was denied further payments. We would all like to be paid not to work but somebody has to. I think her doctor should be the one who decides if she can work, not her insurance company. However, doctors can easily be bought so there needs to be a review process through a panel of other doctors to when necessary over rule the primary.
Subject: Doctors should decide. Not insurance companies