Monday, June 20, 2011

AMA: Eliminating claims errors would save $17 billion annually

Claims-processing errors among commercial insurers add an estimated $17 billion in unnecessary administrative costs to the healthcare system annually, according to the AMA, which released its fourth annual National Health Insurer Report Card in conjunction with the group's annual delegates meeting in Chicago.
The 2011 report card is based on a random sampling of about 2.4 million electronic claims for approximately 4 million medical services submitted in February and March 2011 to Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Health Care Service Corp., Humana, the Regence Group, UnitedHealthcare and, for comparison, Medicare, according to the AMA. The claims were gathered from more than 400 physician practice groups in 80 medical specialties in 42 states.


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