{"id":3649,"date":"2024-04-07T07:02:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T07:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2024-04-07T07:28:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T07:28:32","slug":"health-insurers-lucrative-alliance-that-drives-up-patient-bills-5-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=3649","title":{"rendered":"Health Insurers\u2019 Lucrative Alliance That Drives Up Patient Bills: 5 Takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A private-equity-backed firm has helped drive down payments to medical providers, drive up patients\u2019 bills and earn billions for insurers.<\/p>\n

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Large health insurers are working with a little-known data company to boost their profits, often at the expense of patients and doctors, a New York Times investigation<\/a> found. A private-equity-backed firm called MultiPlan has helped drive down payments to medical providers and drive up patients\u2019 bills, while earning billions of dollars in fees for itself and insurers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To investigate this largely hidden facet of the health care industry, The Times interviewed more than 100 patients, doctors, billing specialists, health plan advisers and former MultiPlan employees, and reviewed more than 50,000 pages of documents, including confidential records made public by two federal judges after petitions from The Times.<\/p>\n

Here are five takeaways.<\/p>\n