The New York Times: A Health Insurer Tells Patients It Won’t Pay Their E.R. Bills, but Then Pays Them Anyway

“The insurer initially rolled out the policy in three states, sending letters to its members warning them that, if their emergency room visits were for minor ailments, they might not be covered. Last year, Anthem denied more than 12,000 claims on the grounds that the visits were ‘avoidable,’ according to data the insurer provided to Senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, one of the affected states.” Read more at The New York Times