US Senate condemns insurance Co for denial of medical tests

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....The investigation looked at 1,600 cases over a six-month period from 2009 to

2010 involving requests for nuclear cardiac stress tests in the state of

Delaware. All of the cases studied were handled by MedSolutions, a company that

screens test requests in the state for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware and

other insurers.

According to the report, " 10 to 15 (percent) of requested tests appear to have

been denied inappropriately...

" It is a huge number, " Sen. D. Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce

Committee told NBC News...It follows a pattern that never stops with health

insurance companies. It is always the bottom line. The more they say no, the

more money they make. " ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42613298/