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A government watchdog report has revealed that elderly individuals enrolled in privatized Medicare plans often faced denial of coverage for long-term hospital care and inpatient rehabilitation by three major for-profit insurers. This raises significant concerns about the refusal of medically necessary care for these patients.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Elderly people on privatized Medicare plans were routinely denied coverage for long-term hospital care and inpatient rehab by a trio of for-profit insurers that dominate the program, according to a government watchdog report released Thursday, raising concerns that some patients may have been refused medically necessary care.
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