Obama administration delaying some rules for appealing health insurance denials
By Susan Jaffe | March 30, 2011 |Kaiser Health News produced in collaboration with
The Obama administration is delaying until next January its enforcement of some new rules designed to protect patients who appeal insurers’ decisions to deny or reduce health care benefits… not affected by the latest government announcement is the timeframe given to consumers to file an appeal. Under most plans, beneficiaries have 180 days after receiving a denial notice to request a review…. more
