(Washington Post via MSN) – Every year, health insurance companies deny tens of millions of patient claims for medical expense reimbursements, and the tide of those denials has been rising, according to surveys of doctors and other health-care providers. Insurers also have been increasingly demanding that doctors obtain approval before providing treatment, similar surveys show, causing delays in patient care that the American Medical Association says are “devastating.”

While several states have passed legislation trying to restrict such practices amid growing public anger, insurers defend the coverage denials and “pre-authorization” requirements. (Read More)