Medical service providers are responsible for billing insurance companies for their patients’ services and procedures. To do so, they must file medical claims as part of the medical billing process.

You don’t have to settle for no. If your insurer refuses to approve or pay for a medical claim, be it a procedure, test, or medication, you have the right to appeal their decision. Those rights were ...

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