BLUMENTHAL & HAWLEY PRESS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INSURERS ABOUT REFUSAL OF CARE FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), a member of PSI, are demanding answers from Medicare Advantage insurers UnitedHealthcare, CVS, and Humana about the companies' refusal of care for vulnerable seniors. In letters sent yesterday to the three insurers, the Senators pressed the companies for records and information after recent reports issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General (HHS OIG) revealed the scale of insurers' use of prior authorization to deny post-acute care to patients....