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Kaiser is great, until you get sick. Then it’s a nightmare, especially if you have anything complex going on.

I’m a physician that works at an ultra specialized hospital.



And I saw some chart of percentage claims denied that said KP denied the least at 7% while UHG the most or almost, at something like 39%.

Even if that were true that KP deny the least, it ends up meaning nothing if they also own the hospital who they graciously never deny claims from.

Ugh.


The gunman etched ‘Delay, Deny, Defend’ in those bullets.

UHG denies.

KP delays.

Both can lead to disastrous consequences.

Edit: And by delay, I don’t mean delay in seeing a specialist, I mean delay getting the most modern and up-to-date care. They have a tendency to practice population based treatment (and fiscally responsible), which may not be what is the most up to date. I understand it as an hospital administrator, but I can see the consequences as a physician.


Population based treatment is where nationalized care ends in




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