health insurance claims News

Penn. Counselor Allegedly Billed Insurance $600K for Fake Office Visits

Pennsylvania’s attorney general says a western Pennsylvania family counselor billed an insurance company more than $600,000 for sessions that never occurred. Investigators announced insurance fraud and theft charges on Dec. 9 against 33-year-old Lisa Wally, a McKeesport woman who practiced …

Parrot Bite? In-Law Woes? Whatever the Health Claim, There’s an Insurance Code

There are 70,000 ways to get sick, hurt or mortally injured, and the U.S. is making them official. Last Thursday, U.S. hospitals, doctors and other care providers had to start using internationally developed standards called ICD-10 codes to bill government …

Health Insurers’ Claims Cost Continues to Rise

The cost of claims in employer-sponsored health plans continues to increase, although the rate is slightly lower than six months ago. A new trend survey by Wells Fargo Insurance Services projects that overall claim cost will continue to increase in …