Lawmakers are urging health insurance regulators to investigate MultiPlan practices that inflate costs for patients and employers, significantly compromising transparency in medical bill payments.
Congressmen Scott and DeSaulnier expressed serious concerns over MultiPlan's opaque fee structures that lead to surprising and burdensome costs for both patients and employers.
The New York Times investigation shows that MultiPlan's business model allows insurers to prioritize higher fees over fair compensation to medical providers, increasing patient bills.
The letter highlighted how MultiPlan's algorithm-generated payments can disconnect the relationship between the services rendered by doctors and the actual compensation they receive.
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