Health Insurance CEOs Point Fingers over Soaring Health Care Costs

Big Insurers Try to Shift Blame for High Health Costs to Hospitals and Drug Makers

In response to palpable, bipartisan frustration among lawmakers over soaring costs for medical care, the chief executives of the country’s largest health insurers on Thursday attempted to place the blame on others, namely hospitals and drug makers. But the executives, summoned to appear at back-to-back House hearings on the affordability of health care, said little that seemed to appease congressional representatives seeking ways to hold the ins…

Health insurance CEOs grilled on high costs of care in back-to-back House hearings

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pressed health insurance CEOs on premium hikes, prior authorization rules and claim denials in back-to-back House committee hearings Thursday, zeroing in on how the insurers’ decisions are affecting patients right now.

Health CEOs face Congress over soaring premium costs

Lawmakers press health CEOs on rising premiums and affordability concerns under the Affordable Care Act

Health insurance CEOs point fingers over soaring health care costs

Some of the nation’s top health insurance executives sought to deflect blame for the soaring cost of health care in the U.S., arguing that rising hospital and prescription drug prices were driving premiums higher and making health care less affordable for Americans. The CEOs of five major health insurers testified before a House Energy and…

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