US EditionTrump administration urged by US House Dems to act on health insurance claim denials
House Democrats seek data transparency on health claim denials and urge restoring staffing after a 20% cut under the prior administration to protect beneficiaries.
- On Tuesday, Bobby Scott and Mark DeSaulnier wrote to Daniel Aronowitz urging EBSA to address improper health-insurance claim denials and improve transparency and staffing.
- Lawmakers say improper health-insurance claim denials cause treatment delays, worsened health outcomes and high out-of-pocket costs for plan participants and beneficiaries, sometimes resulting in unnecessary deaths.
- Among their proposals was requiring that plans report denial data via Form 5500, urging EBSA to enforce transparency rules, improve appeals, and restore the Advisory Council after alleged delays and purges.
- With fiscal 2026 funding unresolved, lawmakers noted the Trump administration requested $181 million for EBSA, while the Senate maintained $191 million, and the department did not immediately respond.
- The scale is large, as DOL estimates roughly 136 million participants and beneficiaries are covered by approximately 2.6 million ERISA group health plans, with Daniel Aronowitz overseeing Title I enforcement.
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Trump administration urged by Democrats to act on health insurance claim denials
Health insurance claim form. (krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Two leading Democrats on a U.S. House panel called on the head of an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for protecting workers’ benefits to take action to address improper health insurance claim denials, in a Tuesday letter provided exclusively to States Newsroom. Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Mark DeSaulnier of California — the respective …
Trump administration urged by US House Dems to act on health insurance claim denials • West Virginia Watch
Health insurance claim form. (krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Two leading Democrats on a U.S. House panel called on the head of an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for protecting workers’ benefits to take action to address improper health insurance claim denials, in a Tuesday letter provided exclusively to States Newsroom. Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Mark DeSaulnier of California — the respective …
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Trump administration urged by US House Dems to act on health insurance claim denials
Health insurance claim form. (krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Two leading Democrats on a U.S. House panel called on the head of an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for protecting workers’ benefits to take action to address improper health insurance claim denials, in a Tuesday letter provided exclusively to States Newsroom. Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Mark DeSaulnier of California — the respective …
Trump administration urged by US House Dems to act on health insurance claim denials • Kentucky Lantern
Health insurance claim form. (krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — Two leading Democrats on a U.S. House panel called on the head of an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor responsible for protecting workers’ benefits to take action to address improper health insurance claim denials, in a Tuesday letter provided exclusively to States Newsroom. Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Mark DeSaulnier of California — the respective …
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