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‘Just let me die.’ Insurance kept denying their claims, an Ohio psychiatrist was their last hope
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Ohio Capital Journal
The next turning point came when he attended a conference of the American Medical Student Association, which encourages doctors to advocate for affordable health care.
The job reviewing health insurance denials came about after he spotted an online job posting.
When a person is gravely ill, they’re often forced to fight two battles, one against their sickness and the other against the insurance company.
In her fight with Highmark, Sutton-Schulman leaned on her paralegal skills, beginning with reading the company’s coverage booklet from start to finish.
Just last year, Delaware fined Highmark $329,000 for violating mental health parity laws, which aim to ensure that mental health and physical health insurance claims are treated equally.
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